Daniel Oehry

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Daniel Oehry
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 February 2017
Personal details
Born (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53)
Grabs, Switzerland
Political party Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse
Sybille Hoop
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(m. 1997)​
Children2

Daniel Ohery (born 20 February 1971) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2017. He has also served as president of the Progressive Citizens' Party from 2023 to 2024.

Life

Ohery was born on 20 February 1971 in Grabs, Switzerland as the son of postman Anton Oehry and Hannelore Schreiber as one of three children. He attended primary school in Ruggell, and then secondary school in Eschen. From 1987 to 1991 he conducted an apprenticeship as a designer at Hilti in Schaan, and has worked at the company since 1992 as a project manager. From 1992 to 1996 he studied mechanical engineering in Vaduz. [1]

From 2003 to 2011 Oehry was a member of the Eschen municipal council. Since 2017 he has been a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party, and the party's spokesman in the Landtag from 2017 to 2023. [1] From 30 November 2023 to 24 September 2024 he was the president of the FBP. [2] [3] Oehry is a candidate for government in the 2025 Liechtenstein general election. [4] As such, he resigned as president of the FBP and was succeeded by Alexander Batliner. [3]

Since 2013, he has been the vice president of Winzer am Eschnerberg in Mauren and from 2015 to 2024 he was a board member and treasurer of the Unterländer Wintersportvereins. [1]

Oehry married Sybille Hoop (born 22 February 1975) on 17 May 1997 and they have two children together. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Oehry, Daniel". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Oehry zum Präsidenten der FBP gewählt". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Alexander Batliner kehrt zurück als FBP-Präsident". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Präsentation des FBP-Regierungsteams für die Landtagswahlen 2025". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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