Bernhard Risch (29 July 1879 – 26 December 1962) was a politician from

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who served in the

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from 1930 to 1936 and again from 1940 to 1945. He previously served as the

mayor of Vaduz The mayor of Vaduz is the chief executive of the Vaduz municipal government. The role has existed since the introduction of Liechtenstein municipal law of 1864. The incumbent mayor is Florian Meier, elected in the 2024 Vaduz mayoral by-election. ...

from 1927 to 1930 and again 1933 to 1936.

Life

Risch was born on 29 July 1879 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.'' ...

as the son of Johann Risch and Katharina Hartmann as one of eight children. He worked as a farmer on his family's farm, which he later took over. In addition, he founded a trading business for coal and wood. He was a board member of the Liechtenstein farmer's association. Landtag_of_Liechtenstein_1931

Risch was a founding member of the

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in 1918. From 1915 to 1921 and again from 1936 to 1945 he was a member of the

Vaduz municipal council 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.'' ...

as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. From 1927 to 1930 and again to 1933 to 1936 he was the

. Risch was a member of the

from

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to 1936. In

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Risch was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag as a part of the unified list between the party and the Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government. On 7 May 1940 he succeeded

Ferdinand Risch Ferdinand Risch (13 June 1880 – 16 April 1940) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1940. He was also mayor of Schaan from 1927 to 1940. Early life Risch was born on 13 June 1880 in Scha ...

as a full member of the Landtag following his death the previous month, where he served until 1945. From 1922 to 1925, 1926 to 1927 and again from 1939 to 1945 he was the editor of the

Liechtensteiner Volksblatt The ''Liechtensteiner Volksblatt'' was a daily newspaper serving Liechtenstein. It was published by the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt AG, and as of 2015, had a circulation of 9,000 copies. The editorial office was located in Schaan Schaan (; dia ...

. During his time as editor, he opposed

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elements within Liechtenstein. He served as the president of the Progressive Citizens' Party. From 1927 to 1929, from 1934 to 1935, and again from 1936 to 1948 he was the managing director of the Vaduz winegrower's association, and its chairman from 1941 to 1945 and again 1948 to 1958. He was a honorary member from 1958. Risch died on 26 December 1962 in Vaduz, aged 83 years old.

Life

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