Patrick Risch (born 27 September 1968) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2017.
Patrick Risch | |
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Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland | |
Assumed office 29 March 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eschen, Liechtenstein | 27 September 1968
Political party | Free List |
Life
editRisch was born on 27 September 1968 in Eschen as the son of Quido Risch and Rita Kobler. He conducted an apprenticeship as a pastry chef and trained in European Union and Swiss food law and cyber security. Since 2002, he has worked as a self-employed IT specialist. In 2002, he was a co-founder of Miratools AG in Schellenberg and since 2013 owner of Standpunkte GmbH in Schellenberg.[1]
Risch was a member of the Schellenberg municipal council from 2011 to 2023 as a member of the Free List. He was a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2017, and a full member since 2017. From 2015 to 2017 and again since 2021 he has been a member of the finance committee, and from 2017 to 2021 he was a member of the Liechtenstein commission to the European Economic Area. Since 2021, he has been the Free List's spokesman in the Landtag.[1] Risch unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Schellenberg in 2023.[2][3] He is running for re-election in the 2025 Liechtenstein general election.[4]
Risch has been a prominent supporter of LGBTQ rights in Liechtenstein and was a supporter of the 2011 partnership act, which came into effect in 1 September.[1][5] He was a founding member of the FLay - Gays and Lesbians Liechtenstein and Rhine Valley in 1998 and its president until 2008.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Risch, Patrick". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Patrick Risch kandidiert als Vorsteher in Schellenberg". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Schädler, Patrik (14 February 2023). "Schellenberg: Am 5. März ist noch nichts entschieden". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Vogt, Desiree; Fritz, Daniela (15 November 2024). "Freie Liste schickt acht Kandidaten ins Rennen". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "68,8% Ja-Stimmen für Partnerschaftsgesetz". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "20 Jahre gegen Diskriminierung". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2024.