Emanuel Schädler (born 26 December 1983) is a historian and politician from

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (, ; ; ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein ( ), is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked Swiss Standard German, German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east ...

who has served as a government councillor since 2025, with the roles of society and justice.

Life

Schädler was born on 26 December 1983 in

Altstätten Altstätten is a small List of towns in Switzerland, historic rural town and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district Rheintal (Wahlkreis), Rhine Valley, in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gall i ...

as the son of bricklayer Georg Schädler and teacher Alice (née Hoop) as one of two children. He attended the

Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium The Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium () is a secondary school located in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It was founded in 1937 as the Collegium Marianum by the Maristen-Schulbrüder as an independent school. Since 1981, the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium has ...

before studying law at the

University of Bern The University of Bern (, , ) is a public university, public research university in the Switzerland, Swiss capital of Bern. It was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a br ...

, where he graduated in 2009 with a

Master of Law A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject. In many jurisdi ...

, then receiving a doctorate in 2013. He was a research assistant at the Romance Studies Institute and the Institute for Legal History at the University of Bern from 2009 to 2013. From 2015 to 2024, Schädler was a research officer at the

Liechtenstein Institute The Liechtenstein Institute ( German: ''Liechtenstein-Institut'') is a scientific research center and academic institution in Gamprin-Bendern, Liechtenstein. The institute carries out research into the history, politics, law, and economics of Li ...

, focusing on the law department. He was also the head of the publishing house of the Liechtenstein academic society from 2016 to 2024. During this time, he was published numerous works on legal, constitutional, religious and administrative history. He was a senior assistant at the University of Bern for legal history from 2019 to 2024. Schädler was nominated by the Patriotic Union as a government candidate on 19 August 2024. As part of the

coalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...

formed following the

2025 Liechtenstein general election General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 9 February 2025 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, Landtag. The Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein), Patriotic Union (VU) won 10 seats, while the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) ...

, he was appointed as a government councillor with the roles of society and justice, which he has served since 10 April 2025. Schädler is from

Triesenberg Triesenberg () is a Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,636. Its area of makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of . History Tri ...

, but now lives in

Vaduz Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' ...

. He married Monika Gluderer on 24 January 2014 and they have one child together.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schädler, Emanuel Living people 1983 births People from Triesenberg Politicians from Vaduz Liechtenstein historians Political historians Historians of religion University of Bern alumni Academic staff of the University of Bern Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) politicians 21st-century Liechtenstein government councillors Justice ministers of Liechtenstein