Arthur Brunhart

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Ulrike Banzer
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Arthur Brunhart
President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
In office
February 2009 –March 2013
Domestic partnerVera Thöny
Children3
OccupationHistorian

Arthur Brunhart (born 23 January 1952) is a historian and former politician from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2013.

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Early life and career

Brunhart was born on 23 January 1952 in Balzers to the son of plasterer Andreas Brunhart and his mother businesswoman Rosa Frick as one of eight children, including his brother Hans Brunhart. He attended secondary school in Mörschwil from 1965 to 1973. [1]

From 1973 to 1982 he studied history and ethnology in Freiburg im Breisgau and worked as a research assistant there from 1982 to 1984. [2] He worked in various research positions in Rome, Paris, Dublin and London. [1]

Historian career

The two editions of the HLFL of which Brunhart contributed heavily to Historisches Lexikon des Furstentums Lexikon, Band 1 & 2 (02).jpg
The two editions of the HLFL of which Brunhart contributed heavily to

From 1985 to 1990 he worked as a freelance historian. [1] From 1990 to 2000 he was editor and chief, then project manager from 2001 to 2013 of the Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein, which was published in 2013. [3] Supported by a scientific advisory board that meets twice a year, Brunhart was the sole editor responsible for implementing the project from 1990 onwards. [4] He initiated four Liechtenstein seminars ranging from 1994 to 1996 held at the universities of Zurich, Freiburg, Innsbruck and Salzburg respectively. [1]

From 1985 to 1994 he was a member of the board of the Liechtenstein National Museum and then from 2000 to 2011 he was a research assistant and deputy director. He was also the vice-president of the Independent Commission of Historians Liechtenstein Second World War from 2001 to 2005 and board member of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings from 1995 to 2012. [1] [5] Since 2020, Brunhart has been the co-chairman of the Liechtenstein-Czech Commission of Historians, succeeding Peter Geiger. [1] [6] [7]

Political career

Brunhart was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 2005 as a member of the Patriotic Union. [8] [9] He chaired the European Education Area from 2005 to 2009 and a member of the judge selection committee. He was elected mayor of Balzers in 2011, a position he held until 2015. [1] From February 2009 to March 2013 he was appointed to serve as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. He decided to not contest in the 2013 general election and was succeeded by Albert Frick. [10]

Personal life

Brunhart married librarian Ulrike Banzer (6 November 1959 – 14 March 2006) on 30 September 1988 and they had three children together. He has a domestic partnership with businesswoman Vera Thöny (born 8 March 1960). [1]

Arthur Brunhart's entry at the Liechtenstein Institute

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  2. ↑ "Albert Brunhart, unabhängige Historikerkommission" (PDF). Unabhängige Historikerkommission (in German). 28 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein". Chronos Verlag (in German). 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Werkgeschichte und Konzept" (PDF) (in German). 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Derschka, Harald (2018). Der Verein für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung. Ein Rückblick auf einhundertfünfzig Jahre Vereinsgeschichte 1868–2018 (in German). Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung. p. 223.
  6. ↑ Editorial (30 December 2021). "Geiger, Peter". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ko-Vorsitzender in der Historikerkommission". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 28 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1166 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  9. ↑ "Ergebnisse Landtagswahlen 2005". FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN LANDTAGSWAHLEN (in German). 13 March 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mitglieder – Präsidenten" (in German). March 27, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27.
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