Fourth Hans Brunhart cabinet

Fourth Hans Brunhart cabinet
Government of Liechtenstein
Brunhart's cabinet during a session of the Landtag in 1991
Date formed	5 June 1989 (1989-06-05)
Date dissolved	26 March 1993 (1993-03-26)
People and organisations
Head of state	Hans-Adam II
Head of government	Hans Brunhart
Deputy head of government	Herbert Wille
Total no. of members	5
Member parties	FBP VU
Status in legislature	Coalition 25 / 25 (100%)
History
Election	1989
Predecessor	Third Hans Brunhart cabinet
Successor	Markus Büchel cabinet

The Fourth Hans Brunhart cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 5 June 1989 to 26 March 1993. It was appointed by Hans-Adam II and was chaired by Hans Brunhart.

History

The 1989 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union. ^[1] As a result, the Third Hans Brunhart cabinet was succeeded with Hans Brunhart continuing as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein. ^[2]

During the government's term, Liechtenstein became a full member of the United Nations in 1990 following Security Council Resolution 663. ^[3]

The government was subject to the 1992 Liechtenstein constitutional crisis; in which while planning on the date for the a Liechtenstein referendum regarding accession to the EEA, Hans-Adam II called for it to be held in advance of the corresponding one in Switzerland, against the wishes of the government and the Landtag of Liechtenstein. On 28 October 1992, he threatened to dismiss the Landtag and the government over the dispute and appoint an acting prime minister in his place. ^[4]

In response approximately 2000 people demonstrated in front of the government house in Vaduz. The same day, the government and Hans-Adam II negotiated and came to an agreement that scheduled the referendum after the corresponding one in Switzerland, though notably it affirmed that Liechtenstein would commit to agreements with the EEA despite the result in Switzerland. ^[5] Liechtenstein subsequently joined the EEA in May the same year. ^{[6] [7]}

The February 1993 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party. ^[8] As a result, the cabinet was dissolved and Brunhart was succeeded by Markus Büchel in the Markus Büchel cabinet. ^[2]

Members

	Picture	Name	Term	Role	Party
Prime Minister
		Hans Brunhart	5 June 1989 – 26 March 1993	Foreign affairs Education Finance Construction	Patriotic Union
Deputy Prime Minister
		Herbert Wille	5 June 1989 – 26 March 1993	Interior Culture Youth Sport Agriculture Forestry Environment Justice	Progressive Citizens' Party
Government councillors
		Peter Wolff	5 June 1989 – 26 March 1993	Social services	Patriotic Union
		Réne Ritter	5 June 1989 – 26 March 1993	Business	Patriotic Union
		Wilfried Büchel	5 June 1989 – 26 March 1993	Traffic	Progressive Citizens' Party

See also

• Politics of Liechtenstein

References

1. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. "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.
3. "Tiny Liechtenstein Joining the U.N." Syracuse Post Standard . 15 August 1990. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Staatskrise (28.10.1992)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
5. Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Staatskrise (28.10.1992)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
6. Dataset: Liechtenstein: Referendum on the Agreement of European Economic Area 1992 Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine European Election Database
7. "Trade alliance gets OK". Winnipeg Free Press . 10 April 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
8. Dataset: Liechtenstein: Parliamentary Election 1993 - February Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine European Election Database