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Dieter Walch (28 March 1940 – 4 June 2021) was a paediatrician and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1982 to 1993.

Life

Walch was born on 28 March 1940 in Schruns as the son of Johann Walch and Ilse Anneliese Schwohn. He attended secondary school in Bludenz, and then studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck from 1958, where he received a doctorate in 1965. He ran a medical practice initially in Buchs and then in Vaduz from 1977. He specialised in pediatric and adolescent medicine and was considered a pioneer of the field in Liechtenstein. He retired in 2019 and his practice subsequently closed due to no successor being found.

From 1982 to October 1993 Walch was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. From 1980 to 1993 he was the president of the Liechtenstein doctors association. In 2002, he was awarded the title of princely medical councillor by Hans-Adam II.

Walch married Christa Licht on 7 February 1969 and they had three children together, but they got divorced at an unspecified time. He then went on to marry Christa Kalista Scheiman (born 4 July 1942) on 28 August 1992. He died on 4 June 2021, aged 81 years old.

References

1. ^ "Walch, Dieter". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "Keine Nachfolge gefunden - Dieter Walch schliesst Praxis". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 5 February 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
3. ^ "Ehemaliger Kinderarzt Dieter Walch ist verstorben". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

• 1940 births
• 2021 deaths
• 21st-century Liechtenstein people
• Politicians from Vaduz
• Liechtenstein paediatricians
• Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
• Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1982–1986)
• Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1986–1989)
• Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1989–1993)
• University of Innsbruck alumni