Mario Wohlwend

Mario Wohlwend
Wohlwend in 2025
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office
5 February 2017 – 9 February 2025
Personal details
Born (1973-01-12) 12 January 1973 (age 53)
PartyPatriotic Union
Spouse
Silke Bischof
(m. 2000)
Children2

Mario Wohlwend (born 12 January 1973) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Patriotic Union (VU), he has served as the party's president since 2026.

Life

Wohlwend was born 12 January 1973 in Chur as the son of Johann Wohlwend and Margrith (née Risch) as one of five children. He attended secondary school in Eschen. He conducted an apprenticeship as a machine draftsman at Hilti in Schaan from 1989 to 1993, and from 1994 to 2000 he worked at as a project manager at Hofag AG in Schaan. Since 2000 he has worked as a trainer for designers at Hilti and since 2001 he has been an examination expert for intermediate and final apprenticeship examinations as a designer.[1]

From 2011 to 2015 he was a member of the Ruggell municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union.[1] He was the party's candidate for mayor of Ruggell in 2015, but he narrowly lost to Maria Kaiser-Eberle of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP).[2][3] He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025, and he was a member of the audit committee from 2021 to 2025.[1][4] He was the head of the Liechtenstein delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2017 to 2021.[1]

Wohlwend was again the VU's candidate for mayor of Ruggell in the 2023 election, but he lost to Christian Öhri of the FBP.[5] He has been a deputy member of the Landtag since the 2025 elections.[4] Since 24 June 2026, Wohlwend has been president of the VU, succeeding Thomas Zwiefelhofer.[6]

Wohlwend married Silke Bischof on 5 August 2000 and they have two children together. He lives in Ruggell.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wohlwend, Mario". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Liechtenstein hat zweite Frau als Vorsteherin". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Spannendes Duell in Ruggell". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Landtagswahlen 2025 - Ergebnisse". www.landtagswahlen.li (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. ^ "Ergebnisse Gemeindewahlen 2023 Ruggell". Fürstentum Liechtenstein Gemeindewahlen (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  6. ^ Sina, Thöny (24 June 2026). "VU-Parteitag ernennt Mario Wohlwend zum Präsidenten". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2026.

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