Dominique Hasler (born 6 October 1978) is a Liechtensteiner politician, and member of the Patriotic Union. Following the 2017 general election, she became Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment. She was appointed to be Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sport by Prime Minister

Daniel Risch Daniel Risch (born 5 March 1978) is a Liechtensteiner politician, and the incumbent Prime Minister of Liechtenstein. He was previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Economic Affairs and Sports from 2017 to 2021, under the ...

in March 2021.

Career

Born Dominique Matt on 6 October 1978, she grew up in

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. She took the surname Gantenbein following the marriage of her mother. She progressed into teaching, studying at the Intercantonal College of Special Education in Zurich, Switzerland. Gantenbein then worked as a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

teacher at several schools, before studying herself for a

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in Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Management at the

University of Liechtenstein The University of Liechtenstein (german: Universität Liechtenstein) is a public university located in the Principality of Liechtenstein. It focuses on two fields of study – architecture and business economics (entrepreneurship, finance, infor ...

. Following the 2017 general election in Liechtenstein, Gantenbein was named as the Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment in the new parliament on 30 March. She was one of two members of the Patriotic Union named as Ministers in the coalition Government. She has since met with her education counterpart in the

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, Sonja Hammerschmid, regarding ongoing cooperation in work with school leavers. Gantenbein has also taken up her seat at the

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Home Affairs Council as part of her work as Interior Minister. After her wedding to Daniel Hasler in October 2018 she took her husband's family name.

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