Graziella Marok-Wachter

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Graziella Marok-Wachter

Graziella Marok-Wachter (nee Marok; born 4 May 1965) is a Liechtensteiner politician from the Patriotic Union. She was a member of the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein from 25 March 2021 to 10 April 2025, responsible for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Justice. [1]

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Biography

She was born in Mauren and graduated from Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in 1985. [1] She then began studying law at the University of Zurich, which she completed in 1991 with a licentiate. [2] In 1994, she received her Doctor of Law degree from the University of Zurich with a thesis on private law in Liechtenstein, especially in start-up rights. [2] In 1996, she was admitted to the Liechtenstein Bar, and afterward she worked as a partner in a law firm as an attorney until 2003. [3] From 2003 to 2005 she then worked as Manager Director at Senat AG in Vaduz, alongside being proprietor of her own law firm until 2007. [4] From 2007 to 2016, she was Head of Group Legal at Liechtensteinische Landesbank. [4]

In April 2018, the government appointed Marok-Wachter as head of the Office of Justice in the Liechtenstein State Administration, succeeding Bernd Hammermann effective in November. [5] She was, at the time, Head of Group Legal, Compliance & Tax at the Landesbank. [1] In 2021 she became a member of the party presidium of the Patriotic Union. [6]

In March 2021, Marok-Wachter became Minister of Infrastructure and Justice. [1] During her time as minister, she has met with other Ministers of Justice, including Massimo Andrea Ugolini of San Marino. [7]

Personal life

She married Rudolf Wachter, a dental technician, in 1997, and they have two children. [6] They currently live in Schaan. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Regierungsrätin Dr. Graziella Marok-Wachter". www.regierung.li. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Graziella Marok-Wachter". www.vu-online.li (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  3. "Graziella Marok-Wachter". www.wilsoncenter.org. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Landtagswahlen 2021: Das VU-Regierungskandidaten-Team". lie:zeit online (in German). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  5. "Graziella Marok-Wachter wird Leiterin des Amtes für Justiz". lie:zeit (in German). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Marok-Wachter, Graziella – Historisches Lexikon". historisches-lexikon.li (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. "Justizministerin Marok-Wachter für Arbeitsgespräch in San Marino". lie:zeit (in German). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.