Michael Ritter

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Michael Ritter
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Ritter in 1997
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
9 April 1997 –5 April 2001
Children2

Michael Ritter (born 4 September 1957) is a lawyer and former politician from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1997 to 2001, under the government of Mario Frick. He also served as a government councillor from 1993 to 2001.

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Early life

Ritter was born on 4 September 1957 in Mauren as the son of industrialist Walter Ritter and Edeltraud Müller as one of four children. He attended secondary school in Vaduz. He studied law in Bern from 1977 to 1983 and he received a doctorate in 1992. He received the Walter Hug Prize for his dissertation regarding the Liechtenstein civil service law. [1]

Career

From 1984 to 1986 he worked as a legal assistant for the Liechtenstein government. From 1986 to 1989 he was the head of the advisory and complaints office within the government, and then as an international law expert from 1989 to 1992. [1]

Ritter was a government councillor in the Markus Büchel cabinet and First Mario Frick cabinet as a member of the Patriotic Union where he was the minister of business, family, health and social services. [1] Following the 1997 Liechtenstein general election, the Progressive Citizens' Party ended the coalition with the Patriotic Union that had existed since 1938, and as a result Ritter was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, under the government of Mario Frick. [2] [3] [4] Additionally, he was the minister of the interior, education, environment, agriculture and forestry. [1] He was succeeded by Rita Kieber-Beck on 5 April 2001. [4]

Since 2002, Ritter has worked as a self-employed lawyer in Vaduz. He was vice president of the board of directors of the LLB. Since 2004, he has been a member of the board of directors at the Liechtenstein bar association. [1]

Personal life

Ritter married Katja Gey (born 3 March 1970) on 3 July 1993 and they have two children together. He lives in Eschen. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ Marxer, Wilfred (31 December 2011). "Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei (FBP)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Marxer, Wilfred (31 December 2011). "Koalition". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. 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.
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