Herbert Elkuch

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Herbert Elkuch
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
Assumed office
27 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1952-12-30) 30 December 1952 (age 71)
Schellenberg, Liechtenstein
Political party Democrats for Liechtenstein
Other political
affiliations
The Independents (2013–2018)
Children3

Herbert Elkuch (born 30 December 1952) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2013.

Life

In 1992, Elkuch founded and owns Elkuch Mechanik AG in Eschen. In 2013, he was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of The Independents. [1] In August 2018 Landtag member Erich Hasler was expelled from The Independents under controversial circumstances. Elkuch, along with Thomas Rehak, sided with Hasler and left the party. [2] The following month, the three men founded the Democrats for Liechtenstein. [3] In the 2021 Liechtenstein general election he was re-elected to the Landtag as a member of the party in his own right. [1]

Elkuch is widowed and has three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elkuch, Herbert". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 25 November 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.