Josef Sele (20 November 1897 – 5 August 1969) was a politician from
Liechtenstein
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who served in the
Landtag of Liechtenstein
The Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein () is the unicameral parliament of Liechtenstein.
Qualifications
Citizens who have attained the age of 18, have permanent residency in the country and have lived in the country for at least on ...
from 1939 to 1949.
Life
Sele was born on 20 November 1897 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 Konrad Sele and Maria Beck. He trained as a bricklayer and worked as the profession in
South Tyrol
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from 1915 to 1916 and then in both Liechtenstein and Switzerland from 1917. He was a participant in the
1918 Swiss general strike
The 1918 Swiss general strike () took place from 12 to 14 November and involved around 250,000 workers.
Background
Although Switzerland Switzerland in World War I, remained neutral during World War I, it did mobilize its army. The military call ...
in
Schaffhausen
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. He became a member of the
Liechtenstein Workers' Association in 1920, and was its president from 1941 to 1947, where he was a proponent of worker safety.
He was the editor of the
Liechtensteiner Nachrichten from 1928 to 1930.
He was elected to the
Landtag of Liechtenstein
The Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein () is the unicameral parliament of Liechtenstein.
Qualifications
Citizens who have attained the age of 18, have permanent residency in the country and have lived in the country for at least on ...
in
1939
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
as a member of the
Patriotic Union as a part of the unified list between the party and the
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (, FBP) is a Conservatism, conservative List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major party, major List of political parties in Liech ...
for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1949.
During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance and state committees. He was a deputy member of the Landtag from
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
to February 1953. In the
February 1953 Liechtenstein general election, Sele ran as a candidate for the
Workers' and Peasants' Party, a party that emerged from the Liechtenstein Employees' Association.
Sele married Berta Kindle (28 August 1906 – 6 January 1970) on 7 April 1932 and they had three children together. His daughter,
Emma Brogle-Sele, was also a politician. He died on 5 August 1969 in
Chur
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, aged 71 years old.
Honours
* :
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1956)
References
Bibliography
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1897 births
1969 deaths
Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1939–1945)
Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1945–1949)
Politicians from Vaduz
Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein journalists
Liechtenstein bricklayers