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 formed | 15 December 1993 |
| Date dissolved | 9 April 1997 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Hans-Adam II |
| Head of government | Mario Frick |
| Deputy head of government | Thomas Büchel |
| Total no. of members | 5 |
| Member parties | FBP VU |
| Status in legislature | Coalition 24 / 25 (96%) |
| Opposition party | Free List |
| History | |
| Election | Oct 1993 |
| Predecessor | Markus Büchel cabinet |
| Successor | Second Mario Frick cabinet |
History
editOctober 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
edit| Picture | Name | Term | Role | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | ||||||
| Mario Frick | 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997 |
|
Patriotic Union | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | ||||||
| Thomas Büchel | 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997 |
|
Progressive Citizens' Party | |||
| Government councillors | ||||||
| Andrea Willi | 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997 |
|
Patriotic Union | |||
| Michael Ritter | 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997 |
|
Patriotic Union | |||
| Cornelia Gassner | 15 December 1993 – 9 April 1997 |
|
Progressive Citizens' Party | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liechtenstein: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Frick, Mario". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ Dataset: Liechtenstein: Referendum on the European Economic Area membership 1995 European Election Database
- ^ "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.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7