Josef Ospelt cabinet | |
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Government of Liechtenstein | |
Date formed | 23 March 1921 |
Date dissolved | 27 April 1922 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Johann II |
Head of government | Josef Ospelt |
Deputy head of government | Alfons Feger |
Total no. of members | 6 |
Member parties | FBP VP |
History | |
Predecessor | Josef Peer cabinet |
Successor | Gustav Schädler cabinet |
The Josef Ospelt cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 23 March 1921 to 27 April 1922. It was appointed by Johann II and was chaired by Josef Ospelt.
Once 6 months had passed since Josef Peer's appointment in March 1921 it was debated whether he should remain as the Governor of Liechtenstein. The Progressive Citizens' Party supported keeping him in office, whereas the Christian-Social People's Party insisted on upholding the previous agreement. It was decided that a referendum would be held to decide if Peer would be kept in office. [1] While 62% [2] voted to keep Peer as Governor, he instead chose to resign the position. [1] As such, the Josef Peer cabinet was disbanded and He was succeeded by Josef Ospelt as Governor. [3] [4] [5]
The government's term was characterized by being responsible for the final stages of Liechtenstein's constitutional revision, which had begun three years earlier following the November 1918 Liechtenstein putsch. [6] [7] Ospelt was a member of the constitutional revision council and on 5 October 1921 he co-signed, along with Prince Karl Aloys the Constitution of Liechtenstein. As a result, the office of Governor was succeeded by Prime Minister of Liechtenstein and Ospelt became its first holder. [3] [7]
Ospelt resigned the position on 27 April 1922 reportedly for health reasons, as such the cabinet was dissolved and was succeeded by his deputy Alfons Feger and then Felix Gubelmann as acting Prime Minister. [8] [9] The subsequent 1922 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Christian-Social People's Party, and Gustav Schädler was appointed Prime Minister with the cabinet succeeded by the Schädler cabinet. [5] [10]
Picture | Name | Term | Party | ||
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Prime Minister | |||||
Josef Ospelt | 23 March 1921 – 27 April 1922 | Progressive Citizens' Party | |||
Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
Alfons Feger | 2 March 1922 – 1 June 1922 [lower-alpha 1] | Independent | |||
Government councillors | |||||
Felix Gubelmann | 1922 – 27 April 1922 | Christian-Social People's Party | |||
Gustav Schädler | 2 March 1922 – 27 April 1922 | Christian-Social People's Party | |||
Franz Josef Marxer | 23 March 1921 – 1922 | Progressive Citizens' Party | |||
Oskar Bargetze | March 1921 – March 1922 | Progressive Citizens' Party |
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