Josef Büchel (politician, born 1922)
Liechtensteiner and politician (1922–1989)
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Josef Büchel (6 December 1922 – 23 March 1989) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1966 to 1970.
Josef Büchel | |
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1970 election portrait | |
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office 6 February 1966 – 1 February 1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1922 |
| Died | 23 March 1989 (aged 66) Balzers, Liechtenstein |
| Party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| Spouse |
Hildegard Vogt (m. 1947) |
| Children | 2 |
Life
Büchel was born in Balzers as one of eleven children. He worked as a bricklayer and farmer, and then later he also worked at Oerlikon Balzers until his retirement in 1987.[1]
From 1957 to 1960 he was a member of the Balzers municipal council.[1] He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1966 to 1970 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party, and then a deputy member of the Landtag from 1957 to 1966 and again from 1970 to 1974.[2]
He married Hildegard Vogt (6 August 1926 – 17 October 1996) on 22 November 1947 and they had five children together.[1] He died on 23 March 1989 in Balzers, aged 66.[3]