The government of Liechtenstein () is the national cabinet and executive body of Liechtenstein. The government is chaired by the prime minister and consists of four government councillors, all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The seat of the government is located in the Government Building in Vaduz. Under the 1921 constitution, one government councillor is also appointed as the deputy prime minister. Initially, governments only had two councillors and the deputy prime minister was not considered a full member of government. A constitutional amendment passed in 1965 that increased the number of councillors to four and made the deputy prime minister a full member of government with voting rights.
The origins of the Liechtenstein government can be traced back to the District office (Oberamt), headed by the Landvogt, subordinate to the House of Liechtenstein. Under the previous 1862 constitution the sovereign prince of Liechtenstein held the sole authority to appoint and dismiss government members. Under the current 1921 constitution, the members and their deputies are appointed by the prince after being elected by the Landtag of Liechtenstein (parliament of Liechtenstein) and are expected to command the confidence of both the prince and the Landtag. The prince can appoint a provisional government that may be in office for a maximum of four months without the consent of the Landtag. Councillors cannot be a member of the Landtag at the same time, although they should meet the eligibility requirements for that office. The governing party is typically the one with the most seats in the Landtag. Traditionally, Liechtenstein governments have been dominated by the Progressive Citizens' Party and the Patriotic Union in various coalition governments, with the larger party occupying the role of prime minister and having more councillors, whereas the smaller party occupies the role of deputy prime minister and has fewer councillors.
Since 10 April 2025, the incumbent government has been the Brigitte Haas cabinet, a coalition government led by the Patriotic Union with the Progressive Citizens' Party.
List of cabinets +List of cabinetsCabinetPrime ministerTerm of officeGoverning partyMonarchFormedDissolvedDuration1Karl Freiherr Haus von Hausen cabinetKarl Freiherr Haus von HausenApril 186123 September 188423 years, 5 months—Johann II2First Carl von In der Maur cabinetCarl von In der Maur23 September 18845 September 18923Friedrich Stellwag von Carion cabinetFriedrich Stellwag von Carion5 September 189224 October 18964Second Carl von In der Maur cabinetCarl von In der Maur24 October 189611 December 19135Leopold Freiherr von Imhof cabinetLeopold Freiherr von Imhof1 April 191413 November 19186Provisional Executive CommitteeMartin Ritter7 November 19187 December 1918VP/FBP7Prince Karl Aloys cabinetPrince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein7 December 191815 September 1920—8Josef Peer cabinetJosef Peer15 September 192023 March 19219Josef Ospelt cabinetJosef Ospelt23 March 19214 May 1922 FBP/VP10Gustav Schädler cabinetGustav Schädler10 June 192215 June 1928VP/FBP11First Josef Hoop cabinetJosef Hoop6 August 192828 February 1936 FBPFranz I12Second Josef Hoop cabinet28 February 193630 March 1938FBP/VUFranz Joseph II13Third Josef Hoop cabinet30 March 19389 November 194414Fourth Josef Hoop cabinet9 November 19443 September 194515First Alexander Frick cabinetAlexander Frick3 September 19458 March 195116Second Alexander Frick cabinet8 March 195131 December 195717Third Alexander Frick cabinet31 December 195716 July 196218First Gerard Batliner cabinetGerard Batliner16 July 196216 June 196519Second Gerard Batliner cabinet16 June 196512 June 196920Third Gerard Batliner cabinet12 June 196918 March 197021Alfred Hilbe cabinetAlfred Hilbe18 March 197027 March 1974VU/FBP22Walter Kieber cabinetWalter Kieber27 March 197426 April 1978FBP/VU23First Hans Brunhart cabinetHans Brunhart26 April 19787 April 1982VU/FBP24Second Hans Brunhart cabinet7 April 198230 April 198625Third Hans Brunhart cabinet30 April 19865 June 198926Fourth Hans Brunhart cabinet5 June 198926 May 1993Hans-Adam II27Markus Büchel cabinetMarkus Büchel26 May 199315 December 1993FBP/VU28First Mario Frick cabinetMario Frick15 December 199314 April 1997VU/FBP29Second Mario Frick cabinet14 April 19975 April 2001VU30First Otmar Hasler cabinetOtmar Hasler5 April 200121 April 2005FBP31Second Otmar Hasler cabinet21 April 200525 March 2009FBP/VU32Klaus Tschütscher cabinetKlaus Tschütscher25 March 200927 March 2013VU/FBP33First Adrian Hasler cabinetAdrian Hasler27 March 201330 March 2017FBP/VU34Second Adrian Hasler cabinet30 March 201725 March 202135Daniel Risch cabinetDaniel Risch25 March 202110 April 2025 VU/FBP36Brigitte Haas cabinetBrigitte Haas10 April 2025
See also List of heads of government of Liechtenstein List of Liechtenstein general elections List of monarchs of Liechtenstein Politics of Liechtenstein
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