His Excellency Daniel Risch | |
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Prime Minister of Liechtenstein | |
Assumed office 25 March 2021 | |
Monarchs |
Hans-Adam II Alois (regent) |
Deputy | Sabine Monauni |
Preceded by | Adrian Hasler |
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein | |
In office 30 March 2017 – 25 March 2021 | |
Monarchs |
Hans-Adam II Alois (regent) |
Prime Minister | Adrian Hasler |
Preceded by | Thomas Zwiefelhofer |
Succeeded by | Sabine Monauni |
Personal details | |
Born | Grabs, Switzerland | 5 March 1978
Political party | Patriotic Union |
Spouse | Jasmin Schädler |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Hans Risch Erika Sprenger |
Cabinet | Daniel Risch cabinet |
Daniel Risch (born 5 March 1978) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served as the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 2021. [1] He was previously Deputy Prime Minister 2017 to 2021, under the government of Adrian Hasler. [2]
Risch previously attended Liechtenstein Grammar School in Vaduz from 1990 to 1998, and received a business baccalaureate. [2] He later studied business administration at the Swiss universities of St. Gallen and Zurich, as well as the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich from 1999 to 2003. [2] He graduated with a degree in economics (lic. oec. publ.) from the University of Zurich. [3]
Risch then started doctoral studies in business informatics at the University of Freiburg in 2004, [2] and from 2006 to 2007 was a visiting scholar at the University of Melbourne as part of a research stay. [2] During this period, he also worked as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland . [2] He completed his studies at Freiburg in 2007 and received a doctorate in economics (dr. rer. pol.). [3]
From 2007, he was the Project Manager, Head of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer at Unic AG, an e-business consulting company, in Zurich and Bern. [2] From 2015 until entering government in 2017, he worked as Chief Marketing Officer at Liechtensteinische Post. [3]
From 2015 to 2017, he was a board member at a Liechtensteiner forum for information and communications technology (IKT Forum Liechtenstein). [3]
Following the 2017 Liechtenstein general election, he was nominated as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein in a coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party. As Deputy Prime Minister, he also served as Minister of Infrastructure, Economic Affairs and Sports. [2] The 2021 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a virtual tie between the Patriotic Union and the Progressive Citizens' Party, and Risch was appointed as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein on 25 March 2021, heading a new coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party leader Sabine Monauni. [1] [4]
Risch has supported increased cooperation and integration between the European Union and European Free Trade Association in addition to further progress to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. [5] His government has spearheaded Liechtenstein’s support for Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, starting in February 2022. [6] [7]
In February 2024, Risch announced that he would not be running for re-election in the 2025 Liechtenstein general election. [8] [9]
Since 2009, Risch has been a member of the Founding Committee, Organising Committee and Patronage Body of the FL1.LIFE festival in Schaan. He is married to Jasmin Schädler (born 20 October 1974) and has two children. [3]