David Strub
David Strub | |
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President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein | |
In office January 1957 – December 1957 | |
Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
Prime Minister | Alexander Frick |
Preceded by | Alois Ritter |
Succeeded by | Josef Hoop |
In office January 1955 – December 1955 | |
Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
Prime Minister | Alexander Frick |
Preceded by | Alois Ritter |
Succeeded by | Alois Ritter |
In office January 1945 – December 1953 | |
Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
Prime Minister | Josef Hoop Alexander Frick |
Preceded by | Anton Frommelt |
Succeeded by | Alois Ritter |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 September 1897 Vaduz,Liechtenstein |
Died | 15 November 1985 (aged 88) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Political party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Spouse |
Franziska Grünberger
(m.1928; died 1985) |
Children | 2 |
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]
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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]
- ^abcdefBüchel, Donat (31 December 2011)."Strub, David".Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German).Retrieved8 September2023.
- ^"Mitglieder - Präsidenten"(in German). March 27, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-03-27.
- ^"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.
- ^Interview mit Susanne Eberle-Strub in Liechtenstein LiveArchived2017-03-19 at theWayback Machine,13. Dezember 2016
- ^"Landtagspräsident David Strub ist tot".Liechtensteiner Volksblatt(in German). 19 November 1985.Retrieved8 September2023.
- 1897 births
- 1985 deaths
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
- Speakers of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
- Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
- 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
- Anti-fascism in Liechtenstein
- People from Vaduz
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein businesspeople
- 19th-century Liechtenstein people
- Mayors of Vaduz