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Gustav Jehle

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Gustav Jehle
Mayor of Planken
In office
1936–1969
Preceded byFerdinand Beck
Succeeded byAnton Nägele
Personal details
Born17 July 1908
Planken, Liechtenstein
Died24 February 1991 (aged 82)
Planken, Liechtenstein
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party
Spouse
Maria Nägele
(m. 1938; died 1984)
Children5

Gustav Jehle (17 July 1908 – 24 February 1991) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the mayor of Planken from 1936 to 1969.[1]

Life

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He attended construction foreman school in St. Gallen and from 1950 to 1980 he ran a construction company in Planken. He also owned a farm. During his time as mayor of Planken, he oversaw a housing boom within the municipality.[2]

In 1939 Jehle was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as member of the Progressive Citizens' Party as part of the unified list between the part and the Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945.[3][4] He again served as a deputy member from 1966 to 1974.[3]

Jehle married Maria Nägele (23 March 1916 – 11 October 1984) on 28 April 1938 and they had five children together.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mayr, Ulrike; Stahl, Oliver (31 December 2011). "Planken". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Stahl, Oliver (31 December 2011). "Jehle, Gustav". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Vogt 1987.
  4. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.