Petra Miescher

Petra Miescher (born 29 December 1971) is a Swiss–Liechtensteiner nurse and politician who served as mayor of Vaduz from 2023 to 2024.

Petra Miescher
Miescher in 2023
Mayor of Vaduz
In office 1 May 2023 – 24 May 2024
Deputy	Florian Meier
Preceded by	Manfred Bischof
Succeeded by	Florian Meier
Personal details
Born	(1971-12-29) 29 December 1971 (age 53) Altstätten, Switzerland
Political party	Patriotic Union
Spouse	Daniel Miescher ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	3

Career

She attended high school in Vaduz, and from 1990 to 1993 she trained as a nurse at the St. Gallen children's hospital. From 1993 to 2023 she worked as a nurse in the same hospital, and also in Sydney from 2009 to 2011. From 2013 to 2018 she was a member of the Liechtenstein Crisis Intervention Team and also a board member of the Safe Liechtenstein Association from 2020 to 2023.^[1]

From 2019 to 2023 she was a municipal councillor in Vaduz and was elected mayor of the municipality following the 2023 Liechtenstein local elections as a member of the Patriotic Union.^[2][3] She resigned as mayor on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing health issues.^[4] Her role was filled by her deputy Florian Meier, until he was elected mayor in his own right on 25 August 2024.^[5][6]

Personal life

Miescher married teacher Daniel Miescher (born 23 February 1967) on 1 September 1995 and they have three children together.^[1]