Rudolf Matt (21 April 1877 – 26 July 1960) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1922 to 1926 and again from 1939 to 1945. He previously served as Mayor of Mauren from 1921 to 1924.
Rudolf Matt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland | |
| In office 1939–1945 | |
| In office 1922–1926 | |
| Mayor of Mauren | |
| In office 1921–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Meier |
| Succeeded by | Emil Batliner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1877 Mauren, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 26 July 1960 (aged 83) Mauren, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Patriotic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Christian-Social People's Party |
| Spouse |
Zäzilla Anna Lingg (m. 1905) |
| Children | 6 |
Life
editMatt was born on 21 April 1877 in Mauren as the son of Johann Jakob and Carolina Ritter as one of ten children. He conducted an apprenticeship in Feldkirch then worked in Schaan before traveling to Munich, Zurich and Mannheim. He returned to Liechtenstein around 1900, where he became a locksmith and farmer in Mauren.[1]
From 1915 to 1918 he was the municipal treasurer of Mauren.[1] He was Mayor of Mauren from 1921 to 1924 as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party.[2] In 1922, he won a defamation case against the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. He was a member of the state school board from 1922 to 1928.[1]
He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1922, where he served until 1926.[3] He was again elected to the Landtag in 1939 as a member of the Patriotic Union as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945.[3][4] During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance and state committees. He was a judge at the Liechtenstein administrative appeals court from 1936 to 1949.[1]
Matt married Zäzilla Anna Lingg (23 May 1876 – 22 June 1961) on 20 November 1905 and they had six children together. He died on 26 July 1960 in Mauren, aged 83 years old.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Matt, Rudolf". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Frommelt, Fabian; Mayr, Ulrike (2023). "Mauren". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Vogt 1987.
- ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.