Josef Ospelt cabinet

The Josef Ospelt cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 23 March 1921 to 27 April 1922. It was appointed by Johann II and was chaired by Josef Ospelt.

Josef Ospelt cabinet
Government of Liechtenstein
Ospelt's cabinet in 1921
Date formed	23 March 1921 (1921-03-23)
Date dissolved	27 April 1922 (1922-04-27)
People and organisations
Head of state	Johann II
Head of government	Josef Ospelt
Deputy head of government	Alfons Feger
Total no. of members	6
Member parties	FBP VP
Status in legislature	15 / 15 (100%)
History
Predecessor	Josef Peer cabinet
Successor	Gustav Schädler cabinet

History

Once 6 months had passed since Josef Peer's appointment in March 1921 it was debated whether he should remain as the Governor of Liechtenstein. The Progressive Citizens' Party supported keeping him in office, whereas the Christian-Social People's Party insisted on upholding the previous agreement. It was decided that a referendum would be held to decide if Peer would be kept in office.^[1] While 62%^[2] voted to keep Peer as Governor, he instead chose to resign the position.^[1] As such, the Josef Peer cabinet was disbanded and he was succeeded by Josef Ospelt as Governor.^[3][4][5]

The government's term was characterized by being responsible for the final stages of Liechtenstein's constitutional revision, which had begun three years earlier following the November 1918 Liechtenstein putsch.^[6][7] Ospelt was a member of the constitutional revision council and on 5 October 1921 he co-signed, along with Prince Karl Aloys the Constitution of Liechtenstein. As a result, the office of Governor was succeeded by Prime Minister of Liechtenstein and Ospelt became its first holder.^[8][7]

Ospelt resigned the position on 27 April 1922 reportedly for health reasons, as such the cabinet was dissolved and was succeeded by his deputy Alfons Feger and then Felix Gubelmann as acting prime minister.^[3][9] The subsequent 1922 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Christian-Social People's Party, and Gustav Schädler was appointed prime minister succeeding him in the Schädler cabinet.^[5][10]

Members

	Picture	Name	Term	Party
Prime Minister
		Josef Ospelt	23 March 1921 – 27 April 1922	Progressive Citizens' Party
Deputy Prime Minister
		Alfons Feger	2 March 1922 – 1 June 1922[a]	Independent
Government councillors
		Felix Gubelmann	1922 – 27 April 1922	Christian-Social People's Party
		Gustav Schädler	2 March 1922 – 27 April 1922	Christian-Social People's Party
		Franz Josef Marxer	23 March 1921 – 1922	Progressive Citizens' Party
		Oskar Bargetze	March 1921 – March 1922	Progressive Citizens' Party

Notes

1. Succeeded Ospelt as acting Prime Minister until June 1.

See also

• Politics of Liechtenstein