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David Strub

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David Strub
President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
In office
January 1957 – December 1957
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterAlexander Frick
Preceded byAlois Ritter
Succeeded byJosef Hoop
In office
January 1955 – December 1955
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterAlexander Frick
Preceded byAlois Ritter
Succeeded byAlois Ritter
In office
January 1945 – December 1953
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterJosef Hoop
Alexander Frick
Preceded byAnton Frommelt
Succeeded byAlois Ritter
Personal details
Born16 September 1897
Vaduz,Liechtenstein
Died15 November 1985 (aged 88)
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party
Spouse
Franziska Grünberger
(m.1928; died 1985)
Children2

David Strub(16 September 1897 – 15 November 1985) was a businessman and political figure fromLiechtensteinwho served as thePresident of the Landtag of Liechtensteinon three non-consecutive occasions, ranging from 1945 to 1957.

Early life[edit]

Strub was born on 16 September 1897 inVaduzas the son of Josef Ritter and Karolina Thönyone as one of five children. He attended secondary school in the city.[1]

Political career[edit]

Strub entered a political career early in his life, serving as a government councillor from 1913 to 1923. He then briefly worked in theNational Bank of Liechtensteinbefore becoming a self-employed businessman andtrustee.From 1931 to 1949 he was a board member of the Liechtenstein Alpine Association. DuringWorld War II,he defiedNazi Germanyand theGerman National Movement in Liechtensteinby starting a bonfire designed to act as a manifestation of the burning ofSwastikas.[1]

In 1942, he was elected mayor ofVaduz,which he served until 1966 as a member of theProgressive Citizens' Party.During his time as mayor he oversaw the construction of the Alphotel Gaflei and a newSewage Treatment Plantin 1959, improving the cities sewage infrastructure significantly.[1]He was elected to theLandtag of Liechtensteinin1945and was shortly after appointed as thePresident of the Landtag of Liechtenstein,a position that he held on three non-consecutive occasions, from January 1945 to December 1953 then again from January 1955 to December 1955 and finally from January 1957 to December 1957.[2]

From 1959 to 1966, he served as a board member of theNational Bank of Liechtenstein.He also served as the president of theSwitzerland – LiechtensteinSociety twice 1960 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1966, he then became ahonorary memberin 1968. He was also an honorary member of the Harmoniemusik Vaduz.[1][3]

The family grave in 2024.

Personal life and family[edit]

Strub married Franziska Grünberger (19 April 1900 – 23 June 1985) on 19 April 1928 and they had two children together.[1]His brother's granddaughter,Susanne Eberle-Strubserved in theLandtag of Liechtensteinfrom 2017 to 2021.[4]

Strub died on 15 November 1985 inVaduz,aged 88 years old.[5]He is buried at the cemetery of Vaduz next to his wife. One of their two daughters, Hilda (1930–2008), and her husband Hubert Frommelt (1919–2013) are buried in the same grave.

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefBüchel, Donat (31 December 2011)."Strub, David".Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German).Retrieved8 September2023.
  2. ^"Mitglieder - Präsidenten"(in German). March 27, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-03-27.
  3. ^"Er sieht seine Freunde weiterbauen. Zum 80. Geburtstag von alt Bürgermeister und alt Landtagspräsident David Strub".Liechtensteiner Volksblatt(in German). 15 September 1977.Retrieved8 September2023.
  4. ^Interview mit Susanne Eberle-Strub in Liechtenstein LiveArchived2017-03-19 at theWayback Machine,13. Dezember 2016
  5. ^"Landtagspräsident David Strub ist tot".Liechtensteiner Volksblatt(in German). 19 November 1985.Retrieved8 September2023.