List of heads of government of Liechtenstein

The head of government of Liechtenstein (German: Regierungschef von Liechtenstein), known informally as the prime minister, is the chief executive of the government of Liechtenstein and chairs the cabinet of Liechtenstein. They are appointed by the sovereign prince of Liechtenstein with the consent of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (parliament of Liechtenstein) and are expected to command the confidence of both the prince and the Landtag. The appointed head of government is typically the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Landtag or a coalition of parties. The head of government cannot be a member of the Landtag at the same time, although they should meet the eligibility requirements for that office.^[1]

Top left: Michael Menzinger is considered the first governor of Liechtenstein.
Top right: Leopold Freiherr von Imhof was governor during World War I.
Bottom left: Josef Hoop was the longest-serving prime minister and held the office during World War II.
Bottom right: Brigitte Haas is the incumbent and first female prime minister.

The position originated as Landvogt in the 14th century. The role functioned as the head of the district office (Oberamt), subordinate to the court of House of Liechtenstein.^[2] It was originally an undesired post within the court; this changed after Michael Menzinger applied for the role in 1833.^[3] The title was changed to governor (Landesverweser) as a concession following the Revolution of 1848 in Liechtenstein and was formalized upon the ratification of the 1862 constitution of Liechtenstein on 26 September. For this reason, Menzinger is considered the first governor of Liechtenstein.^[3]^[4] In 1921, a new constitution was ratified in which the office was replaced by that of the prime minister.^[4]^[5] Under this constitution, the eligibility for becoming head of government was changed to require being natural-born in Liechtenstein. However, this requirement has been considered inactive since 1992.^[1]^[6]

The incumbent prime minister has been Brigitte Haas since 10 April 2025.^[7] There are currently six living former prime ministers, with Walter Kieber being the most recent death, in 2014.^[8]

Head of government

Political parties

Independent Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) Christian-Social People's Party (VP)^[a] Patriotic Union (VU)

State administrator (1861–1921)

The Landesverweser (transl. State administrator), also known as 'Governor', was the title of the head of government from 1848 to 1921.^[10]

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No.^[b]	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
No.^[b]	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Party		Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
1		Michael Menzinger (1792–1877) ^[3]	22 March 1833	15 March 1861	27 years, 358 days		Independent	—	Aloys II (1836–1858)
1		Michael Menzinger (1792–1877) ^[3]	22 March 1833	15 March 1861	27 years, 358 days		Independent	—	Johann II (1858–1929)
2		Karl Freiherr Haus von Hausen (1823–1889) ^[5]^[11]	April 1861	23 September 1884	23 years, 5 months		Independent	Hausen
3		Carl von In der Maur (1852–1913) ^[5]^[12]	23 September 1884	5 September 1892	7 years, 348 days		Independent	In der Maur I
4		Friedrich Stellwag von Carion (1852–1896) ^[5]^[13]	5 September 1892	24 October 1896	4 years, 49 days		Independent	Carion
(3)		Carl von In der Maur (1852–1913) ^[5]^[12]	4 January 1897	11 December 1913	16 years, 341 days		Independent	In der Maur II
—		Josef Ospelt (1881–1962) Acting ^[14]	11 December 1913	1 April 1914	111 days		Independent	—
5		Leopold Freiherr von Imhof (1869–1922) ^[5]^[15]	1 April 1914	13 November 1918	4 years, 226 days		Independent	Imhof
—		Martin Ritter (1872–1947) Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee ^[5]^[16]	7 November 1918	7 December 1918	30 days		Christian-Social People's Party	Provisional Executive Committee
6		Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein (1878–1955) ^[5]^[17]	13 December 1918	15 September 1920	2 years, 2 days		Independent	Prince Karl Aloys
7		Josef Peer (1864–1925) ^[5]^[18]	15 September 1920	23 March 1921	189 days		Independent	Peer
8		Josef Ospelt (1881–1962) ^[5]^[14]	23 March 1921	5 October 1921	196 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ospelt

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Prime Minister (1921–present)

The Regierungschef (lit. 'head of government') is the current title for the head of government. The office replaced that of State Administrator upon the ratification of the constitution of Liechtenstein on 5 October 1921.

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No.^[b]	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Election	Party		Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
No.^[b]	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Election	Party		Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
1		Josef Ospelt (1881–1962) ^[5]^[14]	5 October 1921	4 May 1922	211 days	—		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ospelt	Johann II (1858–1929)
—		Alfons Feger (1856–1933) Acting ^[5]^[19]	4 May 1922	1 June 1922	28 days	—		Christian-Social People's Party	—
—		Felix Gubelmann (1880–1929) Acting ^[5]^[20]	1 June 1922	6 June 1922	5 days	—		Progressive Citizens' Party	—
2		Gustav Schädler (1883–1961) ^[5]^[21]	10 June 1922	24 June 1928	6 years, 16 days	1922 Jan 1926 Apr 1926		Christian-Social People's Party	Schädler
—		Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1875–1930) Acting ^[5]^[22]	24 June 1928	4 August 1928	39 days	—		Independent	—
3		Josef Hoop (1895–1959) ^[5]^[22]^[23]^[24]	4 August 1928	3 September 1945	17 years, 30 days	1928 1930 1932		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hoop I
						1928 1930 1932			Hoop I	Franz I (1929–1938)
						1936			Hoop II
						— 1939			Hoop III
						— 1939			Hoop III	Franz Josef II (1938–1989)
						— 1945			Hoop IV
4		Alexander Frick (1910–1991) ^[5]^[25]	3 September 1945	16 July 1962	16 years, 316 days	— 1949		Progressive Citizens' Party	Frick I
						— Feb 1953 Jun 1953 1957			Frick II
						— 1958 1962			Frick III
5		Gerard Batliner (1928–2008) ^[5]^[26]^[27]	16 July 1962	18 March 1970	7 years, 245 days	—		Progressive Citizens' Party	Batliner I
						— 1966			Batliner II
						—			Batliner III
6		Alfred Hilbe (1928–2011) ^[5]^[28]^[29]	18 March 1970	27 March 1974	4 years, 9 days	1970		Patriotic Union	Hilbe
7		Walter Kieber (1931–2014) ^[5]^[30]^[31]	27 March 1974	26 April 1978	4 years, 30 days	1974		Progressive Citizens' Party	Kieber
8		Hans Brunhart (born 1945) ^[5]^[32]^[33]	26 April 1978	26 May 1993	15 years, 30 days	1978		Patriotic Union	Brunhart I
						1982			Brunhart II
						1986			Brunhart III
						1989			Brunhart IV
						1989			Brunhart IV	Hans-Adam II (1989–present)
9		Markus Büchel (1959–2013) ^[5]^[34]^[35]	26 May 1993	15 December 1993	203 days	Feb 1993		Progressive Citizens' Party	Büchel
10		Mario Frick (born 1965) ^[5]^[36]^[37]	15 December 1993	5 April 2001	7 years, 111 days	Oct 1993		Patriotic Union	Frick I
10		Mario Frick (born 1965) ^[5]^[36]^[37]	15 December 1993	5 April 2001	7 years, 111 days	1997		Patriotic Union	Frick II
11		Otmar Hasler (born 1953) ^[5]^[38]^[39]	5 April 2001	25 March 2009	7 years, 354 days	2001		Progressive Citizens' Party	O. Hasler I
11		Otmar Hasler (born 1953) ^[5]^[38]^[39]	5 April 2001	25 March 2009	7 years, 354 days	2005		Progressive Citizens' Party	O. Hasler II
12		Klaus Tschütscher (born 1967) ^[5]^[39]	25 March 2009	27 March 2013	4 years, 2 days	2009		Patriotic Union	Tschütscher
13		Adrian Hasler (born 1964) ^[5]^[40]	27 March 2013	25 March 2021	7 years, 363 days	2013		Progressive Citizens' Party	A. Hasler I
13		Adrian Hasler (born 1964) ^[5]^[40]	27 March 2013	25 March 2021	7 years, 363 days	2017		Progressive Citizens' Party	A. Hasler II
14		Daniel Risch (born 1978) ^[5]^[41]^[42]	25 March 2021	10 April 2025	4 years, 16 days	2021		Patriotic Union	Risch
15		Brigitte Haas (born 1964) ^[7]	10 April 2025	Incumbent	1 year, 125 days	2025		Patriotic Union	Haas

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The Christian-Social People's Party and the Liechtenstein Homeland Service merged to form the Patriotic Union in 1936.^[9]
[b]
People are numbered according to periods served by the same person. For example, Carl von In der Maur served as state administrator twice in two non-consecutive terms, but is counted only once.

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Deputy head of government

The deputy head of government is the secondary chief executive in Liechtenstein.^[5] One of the government councillors is appointed to the position by the prince of Liechtenstein upon the proposal of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.^[1]

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Prime Minister			Cabinet
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Party		Name (Tenure)	Party		Cabinet
1		Alfons Feger (1856–1933) ^[5]	2 March 1922	24 June 1928	7 years, 114 days		Christian-Social People's Party	Josef Ospelt (1921–1922)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Ospelt
								Alfons Feger (1922) Acting		Christian-Social People's Party	—
								Felix Gubelmann (1922) Acting		Progressive Citizens' Party	—
								Gustav Schädler (1922–1928)		Christian-Social People's Party	Schädler
Vacant (24 June – 4 August 1928)								Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1928) Acting		Independent	—
2		Ludwig Marxer (1897–1962) ^[5]	4 August 1928	20 June 1933	4 years, 320 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Josef Hoop (1928–1945)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hoop I
3		Anton Frommelt (1895–1975) ^[5]	20 June 1933	30 March 1938	4 years, 283 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Hoop I
3		Anton Frommelt (1895–1975) ^[5]	20 June 1933	30 March 1938	4 years, 283 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Hoop II
4		Alois Vogt (1906–1988) ^[5]	30 March 1938	3 September 1945	7 years, 157 days		Patriotic Union				Hoop III
4		Alois Vogt (1906–1988) ^[5]	30 March 1938	3 September 1945	7 years, 157 days		Patriotic Union				Hoop IV
5		Ferdinand Nigg (1893–1957) ^[5]	3 September 1945	13 July 1957	11 years, 313 days		Patriotic Union	Alexander Frick (1945–1962)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Frick I
5		Ferdinand Nigg (1893–1957) ^[5]	3 September 1945	13 July 1957	11 years, 313 days		Patriotic Union				Frick II
6		Josef Büchel (1910–1991) ^[5]	13 July 1957	16 June 1965	7 years, 338 days		Patriotic Union				Frick II
											Frick III
								Gerard Batliner (1962–1970)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Batliner I
7		Alfred Hilbe (1928–2011) ^[5]	16 June 1965	18 March 1970	4 years, 275 days		Patriotic Union				Batliner II
7		Alfred Hilbe (1928–2011) ^[5]	16 June 1965	18 March 1970	4 years, 275 days		Patriotic Union				Batliner III
8		Walter Kieber (1931–2014) ^[5]	18 March 1970	27 March 1974	4 years, 9 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Alfred Hilbe (1970–1974)		Patriotic Union	Hilbe
9		Hans Brunhart (born 1945) ^[5]	27 March 1974	26 April 1978	4 years, 30 days		Patriotic Union	Walter Kieber (1974–1978)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Kieber
(8)		Walter Kieber (1931–2014) ^[5]	26 April 1978	1 July 1980	2 years, 66 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Hans Brunhart (1978–1993)		Patriotic Union	Brunhart I
10		Hilmar Ospelt (1929–2020) ^[5]	1 July 1980	2 February 1986	5 years, 216 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Brunhart I
10		Hilmar Ospelt (1929–2020) ^[5]	1 July 1980	2 February 1986	5 years, 216 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Brunhart II
11		Herbert Wille (born 1944) ^[5]	2 February 1986	26 May 1993	7 years, 113 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Brunhart II
11		Herbert Wille (born 1944) ^[5]	2 February 1986	26 May 1993	7 years, 113 days		Progressive Citizens' Party				Brunhart III
12		Mario Frick (born 1965) ^[5]	26 May 1993	15 December 1993	203 days		Patriotic Union	Markus Büchel (1993)		Progressive Citizens' Party	Büchel
13		Thomas Büchel (born 1952) ^[5]	15 December 1993	14 April 1997	3 years, 120 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Mario Frick (1993–2001)		Patriotic Union	Frick I
14		Michael Ritter (born 1957) ^[5]	14 April 1997	5 April 2001	3 years, 361 days		Patriotic Union	Mario Frick (1993–2001)		Patriotic Union	Frick II
15		Rita Kieber-Beck (born 1958) ^[5]	5 April 2001	21 April 2005	4 years, 16 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Otmar Hasler (2001–2009)		Progressive Citizens' Party	O. Hasler I
16		Klaus Tschütscher (born 1967) ^[5]	21 April 2005	25 March 2009	3 years, 338 days		Patriotic Union	Otmar Hasler (2001–2009)		Progressive Citizens' Party	O. Hasler II
17		Martin Meyer (born 1972) ^[5]	25 March 2009	27 March 2013	4 years, 2 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Klaus Tschütscher (2009–2013)		Patriotic Union	Tschütscher
18		Thomas Zwiefelhofer (born 1969) ^[5]	27 March 2013	30 March 2017	4 years, 3 days		Patriotic Union	Adrian Hasler (2013–2021)		Progressive Citizens' Party	A. Hasler I
19		Daniel Risch (born 1978) ^[5]	30 March 2017	25 March 2021	3 years, 360 days		Patriotic Union	Adrian Hasler (2013–2021)		Progressive Citizens' Party	A. Hasler II
20		Sabine Monauni (born 1974) ^[5]	25 March 2021	Incumbent	5 years, 141 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Daniel Risch (2021–2025)		Patriotic Union	Risch
20		Sabine Monauni (born 1974) ^[5]	25 March 2021	Incumbent	5 years, 141 days		Progressive Citizens' Party	Brigitte Haas (since 2025)		Patriotic Union	Haas