Gerard Batliner

Gerard Batliner (9 December 1928 – 25 June 2008) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.

Gerard Batliner
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
16 July 1962 – 18 March 1970
MonarchFranz Joseph II
DeputyJosef Büchel
Alfred Hilbe[1]
Preceded byAlexander Frick
Succeeded byAlfred Hilbe
President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
In office
January 1974 – December 1977
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Preceded byKarlheinz Ritter
Succeeded byKarlheinz Ritter
Personal details
Born9 December 1928
Eschen, Liechtenstein
Died25 June 2008 (aged 79)
Eschen, Liechtenstein
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party

He was born in Eschen, Liechtenstein. He studied law at the University of Fribourg and was an attorney-at-law.

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Batliner was Head of Government (Regierungschef) of Liechtenstein (1962–1970).[1] He worked in expanding Liechtenstein's foreign affairs, particuarly working towords accession into the Council of Europe. Batliner's term also included the establishment of the Liechtenstein Development Service in 1965, and the Association for Curative education help in 1967.[2]

Other roles

Batliner served as the President of the Landtag, Liechtenstein parliament, from January 1974 to December 1977,[3] and was a member of the European Commission on Human Rights (1983–1990).

He received honorary degrees from the University of Basel and Innsbruck. He died in Eschen.

See also

References
  1. "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021". www.regierung.li.
  2. "Batliner, Gerard". Historisches Lexikon. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Mitglieder - Präsidenten". March 27, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.


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