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Louis Brunhart (29 December 1902 – 16 January 1980), also known as Alois, was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1939 to 1945.

Life

Brunhart was born on 29 December 1902 in Balzers as the son of Gebhard Brunhart and Anna Maria Büchel as one of eight children. He trained as a plasterer and worked as a seasonal worker in Switzerland and Germany and in 1932 he founded a construction company.

He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1939 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party as a part of the unified list between the party and the Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945. During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance and state committees. He was a deputy member of the Landtag from 1945 to 1949. From 1945 to 1953, he was a judge at the Liechtenstein administrative appeals court.

Brunhart married Theresia Nutt (19 April 1904 – 13 October 1987) on 9 January 1931 and they had three children together. He died on 16 January 1980 in Balzers, aged 77 years old.

References

1. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Brunhart, Louis (Alois)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
2. Vogt 1987.
3. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.

Bibliography

• Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

• 1902 births
• 1980 deaths
• Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1939–1945)
• 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
• People from Balzers
• Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
• Liechtenstein judges