Ludwig Marxer

For his father, the politician and veterinarian, see Ludwig Marxer (veterinarian).

Ludwig Marxer
File:Stellvertretender Ministerpräsident Ludwig Marxer.jpg Marxer in 1938
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office 4 August 1928 – 20 June 1933
Monarchs	Johann II Franz I
Prime Minister	Josef Hoop
Preceded by	Alfons Feger
Succeeded by	Anton Frommelt
Personal details
Born	27 April 1897 Eschen, Liechtenstein
Died	20 February 1962 (aged 64) Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Party	Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse	Maria nee Öhri ​ (m. 1932)​
Children	3, including Peter Marxer
Parent(s)	Ludwig Marxer Maria Anna Öhri
Signature	File:SignatureLudwigMarxer10111944-SwissFederalArchives-E7160-03-1968-108-131.jpg

Ludwig Marxer (27 April 1897 – 20 February 1962) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1933, under the government of Josef Hoop.

Early life

Marxer was born on 27 April 1897 in Eschen as one of eight children. His father by the same name was mayor of Eschen until 1898, when he and his family moved to Vaduz. Marxer attended high school in Feldkirch and then studied law and political science at the University of Innsbruck from 1922 to 1924.

Career

He founded his own law firm Marxer & Partner Rechtsanwälte in 1925, and as of 2023 this the largest law firm in Liechtenstein.

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Marxer (right) with Alois Vogt, Otto Schaedler and Josef Hoop, around 1938.

Marxer entered politics as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party and was briefly the president of the party. Following the January 1926 Liechtenstein general election a government crisis started as the governing Christian-Social People's Party refused to elect Marxer to government, which resulted in early elections being called and his resignation as party president.

Marxer had a friendship with Josef Hoop and was appointed to serve Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein on 4 August 1928. He resigned this position in 1933 due to his desire to focus on his law practice and was succeeded by Anton Frommelt. He remained a government advisor to Hoop for the rest of his premiership and officially resigned all government positions upon Hoop's resignation in 1945.

A number of his clients and business partners were Jewish, including Alfred and Fritz Rotter, which made him a target of attacks by the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VBDL). On 16 June 1940 his house was the subject of a bombing attack. From 1937 he served in the Princely judicial council then in the Staatsgerichtshof from 1960.

Personal life

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The family grave in 2024.

Marxer married Maria Öhri (29 May 1907 – 17 March 1962), the daughter of Josef Peer, on 27 July 1932 and they had three children, including Peter Marxer who took over his law firm and was also a politician in the Progressive Citizens' Party. Marxer died of a stroke on 20 February 1962 at the age of 64 years old.

He found his final resting place at the Vaduz cemetery next to his parents and his older sister Isabella (1887-1935). His wife, his son Peter and Peter's son Ludwig (1962-2006), who also became a lawyer and crime writer, were later buried in the family grave as well.