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Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978
Walter Kieber
Kieber in August 1975
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
27 March 1974 – 26 April 1978
MonarchFranz Joseph II
DeputyHans Brunhart
Preceded byAlfred Hilbe
Succeeded byHans Brunhart
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
26 April 1978 – 1 July 1980
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterHans Brunhart
Preceded byHans Brunhart
Succeeded byHilmar Ospelt
In office
18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterAlfred Hilbe
Preceded byAlfred Hilbe
Succeeded byHans Brunhart
Personal details
Born(1931-02-20)20 February 1931
Feldkirch, Austria
Died21 June 2014(2014-06-21) (aged 83)
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party
Spouse Selma Ritter ​(m. 1959)​
Children2

Walter Kieber (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈkiːbɐ]; 20 February 1931 – 21 June 2014) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1974 and again from 1978 to 1980.

Early life and career

Kieber was born on 20 February 1931 in Feldkirch as the son of Austrian Federal Railways official Alfons Kieber Elisabeth Brandauer. He attended school in Bregenz before from 1950 he studied law at the University of Innsbruck, where he graduated with a doctorate in 1954.

In 1955 Kieber joined the law firm Marxer & Partner Rechtsanwälte as a partner run by Ludwig Marxer. Upon Marxer's death in 1962, Kieber, partner Adulf Peter Goop, and Peter Marxer took over the firm and oversaw its expansion into the largest in Liechtenstein.

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Kieber was the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 18 March 1970 to 27 March 1974 under Alfred Hilbe. Kieber was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, serving from 27 March 1974 to 26 April 1978. The 1974 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party and Kieber was appointed prime minister.

Kieber with Gerald Ford on 1 August 1975

In 1975, he was a signatory of the Helsinki Accords to create the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the precursor of today's OSCE. He also oversaw Liechtenstein's full ascension into the Council of Europe in 1978.

The Progressive Citizens' Party lost the 1978 Liechtenstein general election and Kieber again served as deputy prime minister from 26 April 1978 under Hans Brunhart. He resigned at the request of Franz Joseph II on 1 July 1980.

Later life

In 1993 Kieber was a co-founder of the Centrum Bank AG in Vaduz and was a member of the bank's board of directors until 2001. He was the president of the Liechtenstein Bar Association from 1992 to 1997.

Keiber's grave in the Schaan cemetery.

Personal life

Kieber married Selma Ritter (born 10 September 1934) on 16 April 1959. They had two children together.

Kieber died on 21 June 2014, at the age of 83.

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kieber, Walter (1931–2014)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ Merki, Christoph Maria (31 December 2011). "Marxer & Partner". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. "Marxer, Peter". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. "S. D. Fürst Franz Josef II: Meine Rede richtet sich an das liechtensteinische Volk". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. "Helsinki Accords". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  7. "Wahl der neuen Regierung". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 27 April 1978. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. "Alt-Regierungschef Kieber mit 83 gestorben". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
Political offices
Preceded byAlfred Hilbe Head of Government of Liechtenstein
1974-1978 		Succeeded byArthur Brunhart
Prime ministers of Liechtenstein

* Italics denote Acting

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