Petra Miescher
Petra Miescher | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Vaduz | |
| In office 2023 – 24 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Florian Meier |
| Preceded by | Manfred Bischof |
| Succeeded by | Florian Meier (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1971 Altstätten, Switzerland |
| Political party | Patriotic Union |
| Spouse |
Daniel Miescher (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Petra Miescher (born 29 December 1971) is Swiss–Liechtensteiner nurse and politician who has served as mayor of Vaduz from 2023 to 2024.
Career
[edit]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 councilor in Vaduz and was elected mayor of the municipality following the 2023 Liechtenstein local elections as a member of the Patriotic Union party.[2] She resigned as mayor on 24 May 2024, amidst health concerns.[3] Her role has been filled by her deputy Florian Meier, until a new mayor is elected on 25 August 2024.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Miescher married teacher Daniel Miescher (born 23 February 1967) on 1 September 1995 and they have three children together.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Editorial (31 October 2023). "Miescher, Petra". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Gemeindewahlen - Stimmabgabe
- ^ Editorial (24 May 2024). "Bürgermeisterin Petra Miescher tritt von ihrem Amt zurück". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Regierung ordnet Bürgermeister-Nachwahl in Vaduz an". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Liechtenstein health professionals
- Swiss nurses
- Australian nurses
- People from Vaduz
- 20th-century Liechtenstein women
- 20th-century Liechtenstein people
- 20th-century Swiss women
- 21st-century Swiss women politicians
- 21st-century Liechtenstein women politicians
- Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) politicians
- Mayors of Vaduz