Josef Steger (politician) explained

Birth Date:5 October 1879
Birth Place:Balzers, Liechtenstein
Death Date:18 February 1963 (aged 83)
Death Place:Balzers, Liechtenstein
Party:Christian-Social People's Party
Children:1
Office:Government Councillor for the VP
Primeminister:Josef Hoop
Term Start:28 February 1936
Term End:30 March 1938
Predecessor:Josef Gassner
Successor:Arnold Hoop
Termend2:1926
Alongside2:Felix Gubelmann
Termstart2:16 March 1923
Predecessor2:Gustav Schädler
Primeminister2:Gustav Schädler
Successor2:Alois Frick
Office3:Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
Termstart3:April 1926
Termend3:1928

Josef Steger (5 October 1879 – 18 February 1963) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein.

Early life

Steger was born on 5 October 1879 in Balzers as the son of baker Johann Anton Steger and his mother Louisa Frick as one of ten children. He worked as a bricklayer and a farmer.[1]

Career

From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1933 served as a member of the Balzners local council. From April 1926 to 1928 he served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party and briefly a member of finance commission and the state committee.[2] He was a government councillor from 16 March 1923 to 1926 and again from 18 March 1932 to 30 March 1938 in the Schädler cabinet, first Hoop cabinet and second Hoop cabinet respectively.

After the Rhine collapse in 1927, he was a member of the state aid commission aimed at aiding the recovery effort. He was a member of the LLB supervisory board from 1936 to 1945.

Personal life

Steger married Anna Wille (25 January 1891 – 26 January 1922) on 12 April 1920 and they had one child together.

Steger died on 18 February 1963, aged 83 years old.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Büchel . Donat . 31 December 2011 . Steger, Joseph . 10 November 2023 . . de.
  2. [Paul Vogt (historian)|Paul Vogt]
  3. News: 20 February 1963 . Regierungsräte Josef Steger ⵜ . 10 November 2023 . . de.