Manfred Kaufmann (born 9 October 1978) is an accountant and politician from

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who has served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2025. He has served in the Landtag since 2017.

Life

Kaufmann was born on 9 October 1978 in

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as the son of floor layer Hans Kaufmann and Hildegard Fehr as one of six children. He attended school in Balzers and from 1994 to 1997 he conducted a commercial apprenticeship at TTA Trevisa-Treuhand-Anstalt in Balzers. From 1997 to 2001 he was a accountant at TTA Trevisa-Treuhand- Anstalt. From 2001 to 2008 he worked as an

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, and then at Bank Frick & Co. AG from 2008 to 2016. From 2016 to 2018 he was an accountant at VP Bank, and since 2021 he has been an auditor at BDO (Liechtenstein) AG at

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. From 2011 to 2019 he was a member of the audit committee in Balzers. He was a deputy member of the

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from

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to 2017, and a full member since

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as a member of the Patriotic Union. He was a member of the foreign committee from 2017 to 2025 and its chairman from 2021 to 2025. He was the Landtag's spokesman for the Patriotic Union from 2020 to 2025. During his time in the Landtag, he has called for stronger penalties against the sexual abuse of minors. Since 10 April 2025, Kaufmann has been the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. Kaufmann married Dahiana Garcia Vasquez (born 13 July 1983) on 30 May 2008 and they have one child together.

References

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