Aurelia Frick

Aurelia Frick (2017)

Aurelia Cäcilia Katharina Frick (born September 19, 1975 in St. Gallen ; legal resident in Waldkirch ) is a Liechtenstein politician ( FBP ). She was a member of the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein from March 25, 2009 to July 2, 2019 . As a member of the government, she was responsible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture .

biography

Education and employment

After attending school, between 1995 and 1999, she studied law at the University of Friborg in Switzerland , which she graduated with a degree in law in 1999 . She then worked until 2004 as a member of the management team at Frimokar Montage AG in Sennwald , Switzerland. At the same time, she was an auditor for civil, labor, rental and criminal law at the Zurich District Court between 2001 and 2003 . In 2004 she first completed her bar exam and then worked as a lawyer in a law firm in Zurich.

After completing his doctorate at the University of Basel as Dr. iur. In 2005 she became director of the legal department of K2 HCS Ltd. in London . Between 2006 and 2007 she was then an associate of Dr. Bjørn Johansson Associates AG and most recently since 2008 owner of Fidaura Trust reg. in Schaan . She was also an independent business consultant. Frick also taught part-time as a lecturer at the University of Liechtenstein .

Political offices

In October 2008 her party, the Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (FBP), nominated her as a candidate for a government councilor. As a result, Frick was elected by the Liechtenstein state parliament on March 25, 2009 and was accepted into the government by Prime Minister Klaus Tschütscher as a member of the government for foreign affairs, justice and culture. Frick has also been a member of the FBP Presidium since 2009. On July 6, 2011 Aurelia Frick married the one year older banker Oliver Muggli in Vaduz , with whom she has two children.

Following the Liechtenstein general election, 2013 Aurelia Frick was the only member of the old government, which is also in the new government under Prime Minister Adrian Hasler sworn was. As a member of the government, she headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture in the subsequent legislative period.

Even after the state elections in 2017 , Frick remained a member of the Liechtenstein government, in which she again assumed responsibility for the foreign affairs, justice and culture departments. Because of a party-internal term of office for members of the government to a maximum of three terms of office, it was already clear at the beginning of the legislative period that it would be the last for Frick.

In the summer of 2019, a conflict broke out between Frick and the Business Audit Commission of the Liechtenstein Parliament (GPK). On July 2, 2019, the Landtag Frick withdrew its confidence in a special session with 21 votes from 23 people present. From among the members of parliament, Frick was accused of budget overruns, lack of transparency, disreputable consulting assignments, careless handling of taxpayers' money, false statements and influencing financial control . According to the Liechtenstein constitution , after the vote of no confidence, Hereditary Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein also had to agree to Frick's removal, which he did on the same evening. Aurelia Frick lost her office as a member of the government. Until the appointment of her successor, government councilor Mauro Pedrazzini took over her duties on an interim basis ; on November 11, 2019, Katrin Eggenberger took over the department.

In September 2019, Pedrazzini came to the Liechtenstein public prosecutor's office with a description of the facts in accordance with Section 53 of the Code of Criminal Procedure . According to this, an authority must file a complaint if it becomes aware of an ex officio criminal act that affects its legal sphere of activity. In the presentation of the facts, processes in connection with the billing of advisory services were described, whereupon the state police were commissioned by the public prosecutor to ascertain or exclude a criminal offense with investigations.

At the beginning of June 2020, the Liechtenstein public prosecutor brought charges against Aurelia Frick and her former general secretary on suspicion of abuse of official authority .

The former Secretary General has lodged a formal complaint with the Liechtenstein Supreme Court against the indictment. Aurelia Frick, on the other hand, waived this appeal.

Awards

2017: Great Golden Decoration on Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria

Web links

Commons : Aurelia Frick - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official curriculum vitae on the web portal of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein ( Memento from July 4, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
HLFL editor: Frick, Aurelia. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .

Individual evidence

↑ FBP nominates Aurelia Frick as a candidate for government council (PDF; 318 kB)
↑ Liechtenstein Fatherland : Wedding bells ring for government councilor . Article dated July 6, 2011.
↑ "Anyone who stands up for something must be ready to offend". In: Volksblatt.li. April 19, 2019, accessed June 30, 2020 (German).
↑ Liechtenstein parliament withdraws the confidence of Foreign Minister Frick. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ.ch). July 2, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .
↑ Hereditary Prince Alois agrees to recall. In: Liechtensteiner Vaterland (vaterland.li). July 2, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .
↑ Katrin Eggenberger is to be Frick's successor. In: Liechtenstein Fatherland . September 7, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019 .
^ Public prosecutor investigates the Aurelia Frick case. In: Liechtenstein Fatherland. January 23, 2020, accessed June 30, 2020 .
^ Günther Meier: Liechtenstein's former Foreign Minister is again in the pillory. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ.ch). June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .
↑ Schierscher objects to the indictment - Aurelia Frick does not. In: Volksblatt.li. June 17, 2020, accessed on June 30, 2020 (German).
↑ Mitterlehner presents Liechtenstein government councilor Frick with the Great Golden Decoration on Ribbon ( Memento from February 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Article dated February 23, 2017, accessed February 28, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Frick, Aurelia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Frick, Aurelia Cäcilia Katharina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Liechtenstein politician (FBP), Government Councilor of the Principality of Liechtenstein
DATE OF BIRTH	19th September 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Gallen

[1] FBP nominates Aurelia Frick as a candidate for government council (PDF; 318 kB)

[Heirat-2] Liechtenstein Fatherland : Wedding bells ring for government councilor . Article dated July 6, 2011.

[3] "Anyone who stands up for something must be ready to offend". In: Volksblatt.li. April 19, 2019, accessed June 30, 2020 (German).

[4] Liechtenstein parliament withdraws the confidence of Foreign Minister Frick. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ.ch). July 2, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .

[5] Hereditary Prince Alois agrees to recall. In: Liechtensteiner Vaterland (vaterland.li). July 2, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .

[6] Katrin Eggenberger is to be Frick's successor. In: Liechtenstein Fatherland . September 7, 2019, accessed November 27, 2019 .

[7] Public prosecutor investigates the Aurelia Frick case. In: Liechtenstein Fatherland. January 23, 2020, accessed June 30, 2020 .

[8] Günther Meier: Liechtenstein's former Foreign Minister is again in the pillory. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ.ch). June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .

[9] Schierscher objects to the indictment - Aurelia Frick does not. In: Volksblatt.li. June 17, 2020, accessed on June 30, 2020 (German).

[10] Mitterlehner presents Liechtenstein government councilor Frick with the Great Golden Decoration on Ribbon ( Memento from February 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Article dated February 23, 2017, accessed February 28, 2017.