Walter Frick

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Walter Frick
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
Assumed office
25 March 2021
Personal details
Born (1956-07-04) 4 July 1956 (age 68)
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Political party Patriotic Union
Spouse
Sylvia Siegrist
(m. 1988)
Children2

Walter Frick (born 4 July 1956) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2021.

Life

Frick was born on 4 July 1956 in Vaduz as the son of Erwin Frick and Lina Perotto as one of five children. He attended elementary school in Schaan and then secondary school in Vaduz. From 1973 to 1976 he conducted an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and then attended a social education course in Zurich. From 1989 to 2021 he was the group leader and department head at the special education centre in Schaan. [1] He also works as a winemaker. [2]

From 2007 to 2019 he was a member of the Schaan municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. [1] He has been a proponent for the banning of fossil fuel heating in Liechtenstein. [3]

Frick married Sylvia Siegrist (born 8 July 1963) on 8 August 1988 and they have two children together. He lives in Schaan. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Frick, Walter". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. Kaufmann, Julia (25 April 2021). "Schmackhafte Weine und beste Therapie". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. Alber, Dorothea (2 December 2021). "Verbot von Ölheizungen gefordert". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2024.