First Mario Frick cabinet

The First Mario Frick cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 15 December 1993 to 9 April 1997. It was appointed by Hans-Adam II and was chaired by Mario Frick.

First Mario Frick cabinet

Government of Liechtenstein
Date formed15 December 1993 (1993-12-15)
Date dissolved9 April 1997 (1997-04-09)
People and organisations
Head of stateHans-Adam II
Head of governmentMario Frick
Deputy head of governmentThomas Büchel
Total no. of members5
Member partiesFBP
VU
Status in legislatureCoalition
24 / 25 (96%)
Opposition partyFree List
History
ElectionOct 1993
PredecessorMarkus Büchel cabinet
SuccessorSecond Mario Frick cabinet

History

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October 1993 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union.[1] As a result, the Markus Büchel cabinet was dissolved with Mario Frick succeeding Markus Büchel as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.[2] He became Europe's youngest head of government at the time at 28 years old.[3]

During the government's term, Liechtenstein entered the European Economic Area after a successful referendum in 1995, and also joined the World Trade Organization the same year.[4][5] However, it also faced problems in its foreign relations, such as a dispute with the Czech Republic begun in 1992 over the confiscation of Princely properties estates in 1945.

The 1997 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union.[6] As a result, the cabinet was dissolved and succeeded by the Second Mario Frick cabinet.[2]

Members

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Picture Name Term Role Party
Prime Minister
Mario Frick 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997
  • Finance
  • Justice
Patriotic Union
Deputy Prime Minister
Thomas Büchel 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997
  • Interior
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
Progressive Citizens' Party
Government councillors
Andrea Willi 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997
  • Foreign affairs
  • Culture
  • Sports
Patriotic Union
Michael Ritter 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997
  • Business
  • Family
  • Health
  • Social services
Patriotic Union
Cornelia Gassner 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997
  • Construction
  • Transport
Progressive Citizens' Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liechtenstein: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ a b "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021" (PDF). www.regierung.li. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Frick, Mario". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ Dataset: Liechtenstein: Referendum on the European Economic Area membership 1995 European Election Database
  5. ^ "AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA". European Free Trade Association. 19 August 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7