Английская Википедия:David Strub
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder David Strub (16 September 1897 – 15 November 1985) was a businessman and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein on three non-consecutive occasions, ranging from 1945 to 1957.
Early life
Strub was born on 16 September 1897 in Vaduz as the son of Josef Ritter and his mother Karolina Thönyone as one of five children. He attended secondary school in the city.[1]
Political career
Strub entered a political career early in his life, serving as a government councillor from 1913 to 1923. He then briefly worked in the National Bank of Liechtenstein before becoming a self-employed businessman and trustee. From 1931 to 1949 he was a board member of the Liechtenstein Alpine Association. During World War II, he defied Nazi Germany and the German National Movement in Liechtenstein by starting a bonfire designed to act as a manifestation of the burning of Swastikas.[1]
In 1942, he was elected Mayor of Vaduz, which he served until 1966 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. During his time as mayor he oversaw the construction of the Alphotel Gaflei and a new Sewage Treatment Plant in 1959, improving the cities sewage infrastructure significantly.[1] He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1945 and was shortly after appointed as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, a position that he held on three non-consecutive occasions, from January 1945 to December 1953 then again from January 1955 to December 1955 and finally from January 1957 to December 1957.[2][3]
From 1959 to 1966, he served as a board member of the National Bank of Liechtenstein. He also served as the president of the Switzerland – Liechtenstein Society twice 1960 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1966, he then became a honorary member in 1968. He was also an honorary member of the Harmoniemusik Vaduz.[1][4]
Strub died on 15 November 1985 in Vaduz, aged 88 years old.[5]
Personal life and family
Strub married Franziska Grünberger (19 April 1900 – 23 June 1985) on 19 April 1928 and they had two children together.[1] His brother's granddaughter, Susanne Eberle-Strub served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2021.[6] Strub found his final resting place at the cemetery of Vaduz next to his wife. One of their two daughters, Hilda (1930–2008), and her husband Hubert Frommelt (1919–2013) were buried in the same grave.
Honours
See also
References
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