Erich Hasler

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Erich Hasler
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office
27 March 2013 –25 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1956-12-28) 28 December 1956 (age 67)
Eschen, Liechtenstein
Political party Democrats for Liechtenstein
Other political
affiliations		 The Independents (2013–2018)
Children2

Erich Hasler (born 28 December 1956) is a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021.

Life

Hasler was born 28 December 1956 as the son of Alois Hasler and Sofia Paulina Marxer as one of five children. He attended high school in Feldkirch and from 1976 he studied chemistry at the University of Basel, where he obtained a licentiate in 1980 and later a doctorate in 1994. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as an engineer and product manager at Balzers AG. In 1990 he was admitted as a Liechtenstein patent attorney, and in 1996 as a European patent attorney. Since 1999 he has been a partner at the Riederer, Hasler & Partner law firm in Eschen, Bad Ragaz and St. Gallen. [1]

He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021, initially as a member of the The Independents. [1] On 16 August 2018, Hasler was expelled from The Independents due to disagreements with party leader Harry Quaderer regarding party organization and membership. [1] Fellow Landtag members, Herbert Elkuch and Thomas Rehak sided with Hasler and left the party. [2] The following month, the three men founded the Democrats for Liechtenstein. [3] Hasler has been a deputy member of the Landtag belonging to the party since 2021. [1] He is running for re-election as a full member of the Landtag in the 2025 Liechtenstein general election. [4]

Hasler married Verena Stalder (born 21 May 1953) on 30 June 1984 and they have two children together. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hasler, Erich". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Marxer, Wilfred (10 March 2020). "Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Die neue Partei heisst DPL". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Blank, Valeska (30 November 2024). "Vier Frauen und sechs Männer treten für die DpL an". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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