Ferdinand Nigg | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein | |
In office 3 September 1945 – 17 July 1957 | |
Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
Prime Minister | Alexander Frick |
Preceded by | Alois Vogt |
Succeeded by | Josef Büchel |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 October 1893 Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Died | 13 July 1957 (aged 63) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Political party | Patriotic Union |
Other political affiliations | Christian-Social People's Party |
Spouse |
Rosa Burtscher (m. 1918) |
Children | 4 |
Ferdinand Nigg (/nˈɪɡ/, German: [fˈɛɾdiːnˌant nˈɪk]; 31 October 1893 – 13 July 1957) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1957.
Nigg was born on 31 October 1893 in Vaduz as the son of a baker by the same name and his mother Baltissernée Celina as one of six children. He attended state school in the city.[1]
From 1909 to 1911 Nigg worked at the Liechtenstein regional court, then from 1911 in the government chancellery. He became a chancellor in 1916 and then from 1920 head of the government chancellery.[1] Nigg was involved in establishing an independent stamp policy in Liechtenstein, starting in 1919.[2] He was initially aligned with the Progressive Citizens' Party, before becoming a member of the Christian-Social People's Party from 1920, then briefly the Liechtenstein Homeland Service, and finally the Patriotic Union when the two parties merged in 1936.[1][3][4] He also headed the Intellectual Property Office and was an assistant district attorney from 1920 to 1945. As chairman of the livestock processing commission, he made a contribution to the eradication of bovine tuberculosis.[1]
After the resignation of Josef Hoop in 1945, Nigg was appointed by Alexander Frick as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.[5][6] From 1942 he was a librarian and from 1955 secretary of the Historical Association Liechtenstein. He was an honorary member of the Harmoniemusik Vaduz.[1] He held all these positions until his death on 13 July 1957, aged 63 years old.[6][7][8]
Nigg married Rosa Burtscher (5 May 1893 – 18 July 1987) on 9 September 1918 and they had four children together: Ernst, who became a priest,[1] his twin sister Hedwig (1920-2002), Berno (1925-2000) and Mathilde (1926-2005). The couple and their children are buried in a family grave at the cemetery of Vaduz.