Josef Hoop

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Josef Hoop (born December 14, 1895 in Eschen , † October 19, 1959 in Chur ) was President of the State Parliament from 1958 to 1959 and Head of Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein from August 4, 1928 to September 3, 1945 .

biography

Josef Hoop was born as the son of the farmer Franz Josef Hoop in Eschen. After elementary school, he entered secondary school in Stans, continued his studies at the Bundesgymnasium in Feldkirch and finally graduated with the federal Matura in Zurich . He then devoted himself to studying oriental languages ​​at the University of Innsbruck , where he received his doctorate in philosophy in 1920 . In the same year he entered princely services as an attaché. Soon he was made charge of the government. After the dissolution of the Liechtenstein embassy in Vienna in 1923 and the conclusion of the customs treaty with Switzerland, he joined the Federal Customs Administration first in Geneva and then in St. Gallen . When the Progressive Citizens' Party had won the majority in the state elections in 1928 , they ordered him back to the country and made him head of government.

Josef Hoop was a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party of Liechtenstein. After the Rhine catastrophe in 1927, the Hoop government built the inland canal and drained the valley floor. In 1938 he received from the hands of Prince Francis I , the Grand Cross of the Liechtenstein Order of Merit .

After the war he resigned as head of government and at the age of 50 began studying law at the University of Innsbruck, which he completed in 1948 with a doctorate in law. He then founded a law firm in Vaduz . He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Liechtensteinische Landesbank and President of the Princely Liechtenstein State Court. In 1956 he received the title of Princely Judicial Council. In 1957 he was elected as a member of the state parliament.

Hoop had been a member of the Catholic student association KÖHV Leopoldina Innsbruck since 1919 .

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SURNAME Hoop, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Ash trees
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1959
Place of death Chur