Josef Ospelt cabinet

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Josef Ospelt cabinet
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Government of Liechtenstein
Josef Ospelt government 1921.jpg
Ospelt's cabinet in 1921
Date formed23 March 1921 (1921-03-23)
Date dissolved27 April 1922 (1922-04-27)
People and organisations
Head of state Johann II
Head of government Josef Ospelt
Deputy head of government Alfons Feger
Total no. of members6
Member parties FBP
VP
Status in legislature
15 / 15 (100%)
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.

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History

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. [8] [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. [3] [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 succeeding him in the Schädler cabinet. [5] [10]

Members

PictureNameTermParty
Prime Minister
Josef Ospelt (cropped).jpg Josef Ospelt 23 March 1921 – 27 April 1922 Progressive Citizens' Party
Deputy Prime Minister
Stellvertretender Regierungschef Alfons Feger 1908.jpg Alfons Feger 2 March 1922 – 1 June 1922 [a] Independent
Government councillors
Felix Gubelmann.jpg Felix Gubelmann 1922 – 27 April 1922 Christian-Social People's Party
Schaedler Gustav.jpg Gustav Schädler 2 March 1922 – 27 April 1922 Christian-Social People's Party
Franz Josef Marxer (cropped).jpg Franz Josef Marxer 23 March 1921 – 1922 Progressive Citizens' Party
Oskar Bargetze (cropped).jpg Oskar Bargetze March 1921 – March 1922 Progressive Citizens' Party

Notes

  1. ↑ Succeeded Ospelt as acting Prime Minister until June 1.

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References

  1. 1 2 Quaderer, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Peer, Josef". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1170 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. 1 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.
  4. ↑ "Josef Peer informiert den neuen Regierungschef Josef Ospelt über den Stand der Verfassungsrevision". Staatsarchiv des Fürstentum Liechtenstein (in German). 18 April 1921. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  6. ↑ Quaderer, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Schlossabmachungen (Septemberabmachungen, Schloss-Protokoll)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 Wille, Herbert (31 December 2011). "Verfassung". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862–2021". www.regierung.li. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  9. ↑ Quaderer, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Ospelt, Josef". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1182 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
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