Gunilla Marxer-Kranz (born 28 May 1972) is a politician from Liechtenstein and the incumbent vice-president of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, having assumed the post in 2017.[1]
She studied law and entered the Liechtenstein Bar. Prior to her entry to politics, she was employed part-time as a lawyer at the Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce. She spent half a year in Colombia, where she worked at a nursery and at psychiatric wards.[2] Her Landstag biography lists her occupations as "lawyer, housewife".[1]
She lives in the village of Nendeln.[2] In the 2017 general election, she was a candidate for the Patriotic Union at the Unterland electoral district. Here, she received 1,635 preferential votes, amounting to 29.5% of the electoral body, and was elected as the third-place member of the parliament of the party from the district. She got the highest percentage of votes in the Ruggell municipality, where her share stood at 36.3% with 373 votes.[3] On 30 March 2017, she was elected as the new vice-president of the Landtag with the near-unanimous support of 24 members of the parliament.[4]
She is married to Philipp Marxer and has two sons.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Marxer-Kranz Gunilla". Landtag of Liechtenstein. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gunilla Marxer-Kranz". Patriotic Union. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Gunilla Marxer-Kranz". Landtagswahlen. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Landtagspräsidium gewählt". Liewo. Retrieved 4 November 2017.