Sabine Monauni Explained

Birth Date:10 April 1974
Birth Place:Feldkirch, Austria
Party:Progressive Citizens' Party
Predecessor:Daniel Risch
Term Start:25 March 2021
Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
Primeminister:Daniel Risch
Children:2

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.

Career

From 2003 to 2010 Monauni was the deputy head of the EEA staff unit of the Liechtenstein government in Vaduz. She was the ambassador of Liechtenstein to Belgium and the European Union from July 2016 to 2021.[1] [2] Since August 2020 she has been the leader of the Progressive Citizens' Party.[3] The party took a joint-best ten seats in the 2021 general election.[4] As a result, the Progressive Citizens' Party and the Patriotic Union formed a coalition under Daniel Risch as prime minister, with Monauni serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 25 March 2021, where she is also the minister of the interior, economy and environment. She is the first female to hold this position.[5]

She is an advocate for climate protection in Liechtenstein.[6]

Education

Personal life

She married Gian-Reto Monauni (born 5 April 1968) on 27 March 2009, and they have two children. She lives in Mauren.[7]

References

  1. Web site: CV . 4 November 2020 . Diplomatic mission in Brussels.
  2. News: September 21, 2016 . New Ambassadors to the Benelux countries . Diplomat Magazine . 4 November 2020.
  3. News: 18 August 2020 . Sabine Monauni als FBP-Spitzenkandidatin nominiert . 10 February 2021 . . de.
  4. News: Daragahi . Borzou . 9 February 2021 . Liechtenstein's women only got the vote in 1984. Now the country could get its first female prime minister . 10 February 2021 . The Independent.
  5. Web site: New Government Sworn In . Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Washington, D.C. . 29 March 2021.
  6. Web site: 13 January 2022 . INTERVIEW WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS SABINE MONAUNI - SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT ACTION . 2 October 2023 . Liechtenstein Business.
  7. Web site: 10 May 2021 . Monauni, Sabine . 18 April 2024 . . de.