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List of cabinets of Liechtenstein

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The government of Liechtenstein (German: Regierung von Liechtenstein) is the national cabinet and executive body of Liechtenstein.[1] The government is chaired by the prime minister and consists of four government councillors, all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries.[2] The seat of the government is located in the Government Building in Vaduz.[3] Under the 1921 constitution, one government councillor is also appointed as the deputy prime minister. Initially, governments only had two councillors and the deputy prime minister was not considered a full member of government. A constitutional amendment passed in 1965 that increased the number of councillors to four and made the deputy prime minister a full member of government with voting rights.[2]

Members of the government of Liechtenstein in 1949. Sitting from the left are Marzell Heidegger, Franz Xaver Hoop, Emil Schädler, and Alexander Frick.
The government of Alexander Frick, pictured in 1949

The origins of the Liechtenstein government can be traced back to the District office (Oberamt), headed by the Landvogt, subordinate to the House of Liechtenstein.[4][5] Under the previous 1862 constitution the sovereign prince of Liechtenstein held the sole authority to appoint and dismiss government members.[2] Under the current 1921 constitution, the members and their deputies are appointed by the prince after being elected by the Landtag of Liechtenstein (parliament of Liechtenstein) and are expected to command the confidence of both the prince and the Landtag. The prince can appoint a provisional government that may be in office for a maximum of four months without the consent of the Landtag. Councillors cannot be a member of the Landtag at the same time, although they should meet the eligibility requirements for that office.[1] The governing party is typically the one with the most seats in the Landtag.[2] Traditionally, Liechtenstein governments have been dominated by the Progressive Citizens' Party and the Patriotic Union in various coalition governments, with the larger party occupying the role of prime minister and having more councillors, whereas the smaller party occupies the role of deputy prime minister and has fewer councillors.[2][6]

Since 10 April 2025, the incumbent government has been the Brigitte Haas cabinet, a coalition government led by the Patriotic Union with the Progressive Citizens' Party.[7]

List of cabinets

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List of cabinets
No.[a] Cabinet Prime minister[b] Term of office Governing party Monarch
(Reign)		 Ref(s).
Formed Dissolved Duration
1 Karl Freiherr Haus von Hausen cabinet Karl Freiherr Haus von Hausen April 1861 23 September 1884 23 years, 5 months — Johann II

(1858–1929)

 [9][10]
2 First Carl von In der Maur cabinet Carl von In der Maur 23 September 1884 5 September 1892 7 years, 348 days [10][11]
3 Friedrich Stellwag von Carion cabinet Friedrich Stellwag von Carion 5 September 1892 24 October 1896 4 years, 49 days [11][10]
4 Second Carl von In der Maur cabinet Carl von In der Maur 24 October 1896 11 December 1913 21 years, 48 days [10][12]
5 Leopold Freiherr von Imhof cabinet Leopold Freiherr von Imhof 1 April 1914 13 November 1918[c] 4 years, 226 days [12][13]
6 Provisional Executive Committee Martin Ritter 7 November 1918 7 December 1918 30 days VP/FBP [14][15]
7 Prince Karl Aloys cabinet Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein 7 December 1918 15 September 1920 1 year, 283 days — [15][16]
8 Josef Peer cabinet Josef Peer 15 September 1920 23 March 1921 196 days [16][17]
9 Josef Ospelt cabinet Josef Ospelt 23 March 1921 4 May 1922 1 year, 42 days FBP/VP [17][18]
10 Gustav Schädler cabinet Gustav Schädler 10 June 1922 15 June 1928 6 years, 5 days VP/FBP [18][19]
11 First Josef Hoop cabinet Josef Hoop 6 August 1928 28 February 1936 7 years, 206 days FBP Franz I

(1929–1938)

 [19][20]
12 Second Josef Hoop cabinet 28 February 1936 30 March 1938 2 years, 30 days FBP/VU Franz Joseph II

(1938–1989)

 [20][21]
13 Third Josef Hoop cabinet 30 March 1938 9 November 1944 6 years, 224 days [21][22]
14 Fourth Josef Hoop cabinet 9 November 1944 3 September 1945 298 days [22][23]
15 First Alexander Frick cabinet Alexander Frick 3 September 1945 8 March 1951 5 years, 186 days [23][24]
16 Second Alexander Frick cabinet 8 March 1951 31 December 1957 6 years, 298 days [2][24][25]
17 Third Alexander Frick cabinet 31 December 1957 16 July 1962 4 years, 197 days [2][25][26]
18 First Gerard Batliner cabinet Gerard Batliner 16 July 1962 16 June 1965 2 years, 335 days [26][27]
19 Second Gerard Batliner cabinet 16 June 1965 12 June 1969 3 years, 361 days [27][28]
20 Third Gerard Batliner cabinet 12 June 1969 18 March 1970 279 days [28][29]
21 Alfred Hilbe cabinet Alfred Hilbe 18 March 1970 27 March 1974 4 years, 9 days VU/FBP [29][30]
22 Walter Kieber cabinet Walter Kieber 27 March 1974 26 April 1978 4 years, 30 days FBP/VU [30][31]
23 First Hans Brunhart cabinet Hans Brunhart 26 April 1978 7 April 1982 4 years, 72 days VU/FBP [31][32]
24 Second Hans Brunhart cabinet 7 April 1982 30 April 1986 3 years, 297 days [32][33]
25 Third Hans Brunhart cabinet 30 April 1986 5 June 1989 3 years, 36 days [33][34]
26 Fourth Hans Brunhart cabinet 5 June 1989 26 May 1993 3 years, 355 days [35][34]
Hans-Adam II

(1989–present)

27 Markus Büchel cabinet Markus Büchel 26 May 1993 15 December 1993 203 days FBP/VU [35][36]
28 First Mario Frick cabinet Mario Frick 15 December 1993 14 April 1997 3 years, 120 days VU/FBP [36]
29 Second Mario Frick cabinet 14 April 1997 5 April 2001 3 years, 356 days VU [37][38]
30 First Otmar Hasler cabinet Otmar Hasler 5 April 2001 21 April 2005 4 years, 16 days FBP [38][39]
31 Second Otmar Hasler cabinet 21 April 2005 25 March 2009 3 years, 338 days FBP/VU [39][40]
32 Klaus Tschütscher cabinet Klaus Tschütscher 25 March 2009 27 March 2013 4 years, 2 days VU/FBP [39][40]
33 First Adrian Hasler cabinet Adrian Hasler 27 March 2013 30 March 2017 4 years, 3 days FBP/VU [40][41]
34 Second Adrian Hasler cabinet 30 March 2017 25 March 2021 3 years, 360 days [41][42]
35 Daniel Risch cabinet Daniel Risch 25 March 2021 10 April 2025 4 years, 16 days VU/FBP [43]
36 Brigitte Haas cabinet Brigitte Haas 10 April 2025 1 year, 170 days [7]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Cabinets are numbered according to individual cabinets. For example, Josef Hoop led four different cabinets as prime minister, and are all counted separately.
  2. [b]
    Known as 'State Administrator' or 'Governor' until 1921[8]
  3. [c]
    The cabinet came to a de facto end on 7 November following the 1918 Liechtenstein putsch, but it did not de jure end until 13 November.[13]

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