Michael Ritter
Liechtensteiner jurist
Michael Ritter (born 4 September 1957) is a lawyer and former politician from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1997 to 2001, under the government of Mario Frick. He also served as a government councillor from 1993 to 2001.
Early life
Ritter was born on 4 September 1957 in Mauren as the son of industrialist Walter Ritter and Edeltraud (née) Müller as one of four children. He attended secondary school in Vaduz. He studied law in Bern from 1977 to 1983 and he received a doctorate in 1992. He received the Walter Hug Prize for his dissertation regarding the Liechtenstein civil service law.
Career
From 1984 to 1986 he worked as a legal assistant for the Liechtenstein government. From 1986 to 1989 he was the head of the advisory and complaints office within the government, and then as an international law expert from 1989 to 1992.
Ritter was a government councillor in the Markus Büchel cabinet and First Mario Frick cabinet as a member of the Patriotic Union (VU), with the roles of business, family, health and social services. Following the 1997 elections, the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) ended the coalition with the VU that had existed since 1938, and as a result Ritter was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, under the government of Mario Frick.
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