Josef Steger
Steger in 1921
Personal details
Born5 October 1879
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Died18 February 1963 (aged 83)
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Political partyChristian-Social People's Party
Spouse
Anna Wille
(m. 1920; died 1922)
Children1

Josef Steger (5 October 1879 – 18 February 1963) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein.

Early life

Steger was born on 5 October 1879 in Balzers to the son of baker Johann Anton Steger and his mother Louisa Frick as one of ten children. He worked as a bricklayer and a farmer.[1]

Career

Steger (second from right on the back) with members of the Landtag, 1921.

From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1933 served as a member of the Balzners local council. From April 1926 to 1928 he served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party and briefly a member of finance commission and the state committee.[1][2] He was a government councilor from 16 March 1923 to 1926 and again from 18 March 1932 to 30 March 1938 in the Schädler cabinet, first Hoop cabinet and second Hoop cabinet respectively.[2]

After the Rhine collapse in 1927, he was a member of the state aid commission aimed at aiding the recovery effort. He was a member of the LLB supervisory board from 1936 to 1945.[1] Steger died on 18 February 1963, aged 83 years old.[3]

Personal life

Steger married Anna Wille (25 January 1891 – 26 January 1922) on 12 April 1920 and they had one child together.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Steger, Joseph". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  3. "Regierungsräte Josef Steger ⵜ". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 20 February 1963. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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