Alfred Hilbe
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974
MonarchFranz Joseph II
DeputyWalter Kieber[1]
Preceded byGerard Batliner
Succeeded byWalter Kieber
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
16 June 1965 – 18 March 1970
MonarchFranz Joseph II
Prime MinisterGerard Batliner
Preceded byJosef Büchel
Succeeded byWalter Kieber
Personal details
Born(1928-07-22)22 July 1928
Gmunden, Austria
Died31 October 2011(2011-10-31) (aged 83)
Feldkirch, Austria
Political partyPatriotic Union
SpouseVirginia Hilbe (Joseph)

Alfred J. Hilbe (22 July 1928 – 31 October 2011) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1974.

Early life

Hilbe was born in Gmunden, Austria. He attended high school in Vaduz and Zurich. Hilbe enrolled in the Ecole National des Sciences politiques in Paris, where he received a diploma in 1950. Between 1950 and 1951 he studied economics in Innsbruck.[2]

Political career

He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1965 to 18 March 1970 under Gerard Batliner, and then Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1974.[1][3][4] His party Patriotic Union won the 1970 Liechtenstein general election with 49.57% of the vote, making it the first time it has held a majority since its formation in 1936 and Hilbe was appointed to serve as Prime Minister.[5][6]

During Hilbe's term in office, he pioneered reforms of Liechtenstein's school system and efforts to address women's suffrage in Liechtenstein via two separate referendums on the topic in 1971 and 1973, though unsuccessful.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021". www.regierung.li.
  2. ^ a b Editorial (31 December 2011). "Hilbe, Alfred". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Alt-Regierungschef Alfred Hilbe gestorben" (in German). Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. ^ Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  5. ^ "Liechtenstein's Voters End 32-Year Coalition". The New York Times. 2 February 1970. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Patriotic Union (VU)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2023.


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