| Josef Steger | |
|---|---|
 Steger in 1921 | |
| Government Councillor for the VP | |
| In office 28 February 1936 – 30 March 1938 | |
| Prime Minister | Josef Hoop |
| Preceded by | Josef Gassner |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Hoop |
| In office 16 March 1923 – 1926Serving with Felix Gubelmann | |
| Prime Minister | Gustav Schädler |
| Preceded by | Gustav Schädler |
| Succeeded by | Alois Frick |
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office April 1926 – 1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1879 Balzers, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 18 February 1963 (aged 83) Balzers, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Christian-Social People's Party |
| Spouse |
Anna Wille
(m. 1920; died 1922) |
| Children | 1 |
Josef Steger (5 October 1879 – 18 February 1963) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1926 to 1928. He also served as a government councillor from 1923 to 1926 and again from 1936 to 1938.
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.
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. 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.
Steger married Anna Wille (25 January 1891 – 26 January 1922) on 12 April 1920 and they had one child together. He died on 18 February 1963, aged 83 years old.
References
- ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Steger, Joseph". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- "Regierungsräte Josef Steger ⵜ". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 20 February 1963. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.