Heinrich Andreas Brunhart (3 April 1902 – 17 February 1950) was a politician from

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who served in the

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from 1939 until his death in 1950.

Life

Brunhart was born 3 April 1902 in

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as the son of Heinrich Brunhart and Katharina Vogt as one of four children. After his education, he worked in the construction industry in different European countries. Following his return to Liechtenstein, he worked as a farmer. He was a founding member of the Patriotic Union in 1936. From 1933 to 1936 he was the municipal treasurer of Balzers, and from 1936 to 1945 he was deputy mayor of the municipality as a member of the Patriotic Union. From 1936 to 1938 he was a deputy government councillor in the

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. In

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he was elected as a deputy member of the

as a part of the unified list between the party and the

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for the formation of a coalition government. On 7 August 1939 Brunhart succeeded

Basil Vogt Basil Vogt (10 December 1878 – 7 August 1939) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1930 and again from 1932 until his death in 1939. He was also mayor of Balzers from 1927 to 1936. Life ...

as a full member of the Landtag following his death on the same day, where he served until his own death in 1950. During his time in the Landtag, he was a prominent opponent of the transfer of the

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. The community in Balzers rejected the transfer in November 1948, however it was accepted by the Landtag the following month, and finalised in 1949. From 1938 to 1950 Brunhart was a member of the board at the

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Personal life

Brunhart married Elwina Schädler (16 January 1902 – 30 March 1992) on 18 January 1932 and they had one child together. He died unexpectedly of a disease in the hospital of St. Gallen on 17 February 1950, aged 47 years old.

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