Petra Miescher

She attended high school in Vaduz, and from 1990 to 1993 she trained as a nurse at the St. Gallen children's hospital. From 1993 to 2023 she worked as a nurse in the same hospital, and also in Sydney from 2009 to 2011. From 2013 to 2018 she was a member of the Liechtenstein Crisis Intervention Team and also a board member of the Safe Liechtenstein Association from 2020 to 2023.^[1]

From 2019 to 2023 she was a municipal councillor in Vaduz and was elected mayor of the municipality following the 2023 Liechtenstein local elections as a member of the Patriotic Union.^[2][3] She resigned as mayor on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing health issues.^[4] Her role was filled by her deputy Florian Meier, until he was elected mayor in his own right on 25 August 2024.^[5][6]

Miescher married teacher Daniel Miescher on 1 September 1995 and they have three children together.^[1]