Second Mario Frick cabinet

Second Mario Frick cabinet
Government of Liechtenstein
Official photograph, 1997
Date formed	14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
Date dissolved	5 April 2001 (2001-04-05)
People and organisations
Head of state	Hans-Adam II
Head of government	Mario Frick
Deputy head of government	Michael Ritter
Total no. of members	5
Member parties	VU
Status in legislature	Majority 13 / 25 (52%)
Opposition party	Progressive Citizens' Party Free List
History
Election	1997
Predecessor	First Mario Frick cabinet
Successor	First Otmar Hasler cabinet

The Second Mario Frick cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 9 April 1997 to 5 April 2001. It was appointed by Hans-Adam II and was chaired by Mario Frick.

History

The 1997 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union. ^[1] As a result, the First Mario Frick cabinet was succeeded with Mario Frick continuing as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein. ^{[2] [3]} The Progressive Citizens' Party withdrew from the coalition government that had existed since 1938, making the cabinet the first majority government since. ^{[4] [5]}

The government was faced with the challenge of the 1999–2001 Liechtenstein financial crisis, where the German Federal Intelligence Service accused various banks, politicians and judges within Liechtenstein of cooperating with organized crime to promote money laundering. This led to Liechtenstein being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force in 2000. As a result the government oversaw reforms to the Liechtenstein financial sector to combat organized crime and money laundering. ^[6]

The government also faced continued issues with foreign relations, such as in 2001 a dispute with Germany started in the International Court of Justice over royal property confiscated in order to pay war debts.^{[ citation needed ]}

The 2001 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party. ^[1] As a result, the cabinet was dissolved and Frick was succeeded by Otmar Hasler in the First Otmar Hasler cabinet. ^{[2] [7]}

Members

	Picture	Name	Term	Role	Party
Prime Minister
		Mario Frick	14 April 1997 – 5 April 2001	Finance Construction Family	Patriotic Union
Deputy Prime Minister
		Michael Ritter	14 April 1997 – 5 April 2001	Interior Education Environment Agriculture Forestry	Patriotic Union
Government councillors
		Andrea Willi	14 April 1997 – 5 April 2001	Foreign affairs Culture Sports Family	Patriotic Union
		Heinz Frommelt	14 April 1997 – 5 April 2001	Justice	Patriotic Union
		Norbert Marxer	14 April 1997 – 5 April 2001	Education Environment Transport	Patriotic Union

See also

• Politics of Liechtenstein

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1181–1183 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
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.
3. "Neue Regierung gewählt". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 15 April 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
4. Marxer, Wilfred (31 December 2011). "Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei (FBP)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
5. Marxer, Wilfred (31 December 2011). "Koalition". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
6. Lussy, Hanspeter (31 December 2011). "Finanzplatzkrise". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
7. "Übersicht über die neue Regierung und deren Stellvertreter". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 6 April 2001. Retrieved 8 January 2025.