Andreas Vogt
Andreas Vogt | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1880 Balzers, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 25 March 1958 (aged 77) Balzers, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Christian-Social People's Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Regina Anna Birrer
(m. 1906; died 1916)Maria Barbara Bischof
(m. 1922) |
| Children | 5 |
Andreas Vogt (11 August 1880 – 25 March 1958) was a carpenter and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein. He faced controversy due to his self-declared republican and social democratic views.
Life[edit]
Vogt was born on 11 August 1880 in Balzers as the son of his father by the same name and Cölestina Frick as one of seven children. He conducted an apprenticeship as a carpenter in Schaan, he also worked as a carpenter in Switzerland and Germany. He later became a self-employed carpenter in his home-town of Balzers.[1]
In 1920, Vogt was a member of the Christian-Social People's Party's delegation towards the negotiations of the appointment of Josef Peer as Governor of Liechtenstein, in which the party opposed his appointment as they believed that the position should only be occupied by Liechtensteiners.[1][2] Eventually it was agreed that Peer could take the position, but only for a 6-month period.[3] Vogt was a founding member of the Liechtenstein Worker's Association, and it's president from 1924 to 1926.[1]
From 1922 to 1926 he was a member of the Liechtenstein criminal court and from 1924 to 1927 he was a member of the Balzers municipal council.[1] From 1926 to 1928 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.[4] Vogt was a controversial figure within the Landtag, as on 25 November 1919 as a spectator to a session of the Landtag he yelled "Down with the government! Long live the republic!", of which the Progressive Citizens' Party heavily criticized him for. According to his own accounts, he was a self-declared Liechtenstein republican and social democrat until the constitution of Liechtenstein was ratified in 1921.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Vogt married Regina Anna Birrer (29 December 1879 – 5 June 1916) on 28 May 1906 and they had two children together. He then went on to marry Maria Barbara Bischof (26 January 1896 – 29 June 1960) on 27 November 1922 and they had another three children together.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Vogt, Andreas (1880–1958)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Quaderer, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Peer, Josef". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Quaderer, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Schlossabmachungen (Septemberabmachungen, Schloss-Protokoll)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.