Karin Zech-Hoop (

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Zech; born 16 November 1973) is a politician from

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who served in the

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from 2021 to 2025.

Life

Zech-Hoop was born on 16 November 1973 in St. Gallen as the daughter of Roland Zech and Gerlinde Jehle as one of two children. She attended primary school in

Schaan Schaan (; dialectal: ''Schaa'') is the largest Municipalities of Liechtenstein, municipality of Liechtenstein by population. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. it has a population of 6,039, ma ...

and then secondary school at the . From 1988 to 1993 she attended at the federal commercial academy in Feldkirch. From 1994 to 1998 she studied economics at the

University of St. Gallen The University of St. Gallen (HSG) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, that specialises in business administration, economics, law, international affairs, and computer science. It was established in 1898. It consistent ...

. From 2002 to 2007 she worked in the Liechtenstein government and was the director of the Liechtenstein state hospital from 2008 to 2012. Since 2014, she has been the managing director of Hoop Whisky GmbH in

Eschen Eschen (; High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants. Etymolog ...

and since 2020 deputy managing director of the Liechtenstein health insurance association. From

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to 2023 Zech-Hoop was a member of the Eschen municipal council as a member of 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 ...

. From 2021 to 2025, she was a member of the

and also a substitute member of the Liechtenstein delegation to the

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parliamentary committees. She is an advocate for climate protection in Liechtenstein. Since 2025, she has been the deputy government councillor to

Sabine Monauni Sabine Monauni (née Tömördy; born 10 April 1974) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 2021. Since 2025, she has also been the minister of foreign affairs of Liechtenstein. Care ...

. She married Uwe Hoop (born 10 June 1973) on 28 July 2006 and they have two children together. She lives in Eschen.

References

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