Liechtenstein national administration

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Logo of the State Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Most of the state administration is located in the government building.

The Liechtenstein State Administration (LLV) comprises five ministries and is subordinate to the government . Each member of the government heads a ministry. Most of the state administration is housed in the government building in Vaduz .

Ministries, offices and agencies

The Liechtenstein national administration consists of five ministries, 19 offices and an additional 27 offices and other institutions. The individual ministries are:

The statehood of Liechtenstein leads to a large administration in relation to the number of inhabitants. Since the 1930s, and especially since 1960, there has been sustained, strong growth in the state administration. On the other hand, Liechtenstein is a leader in e-government .

While the flat administrative organization with the short official channels was upheld for a long time, more and more voices have recently been calling for a merger of offices and a stronger hierarchy in order to ensure more efficient management.

history

Stationery with the national coat of arms and the official title of the Vaduz District Office, issued by Governor Menzinger
The stately tavern was the seat of the state administration from 1865 to 1905. From 1809 to 1856 the Oberamt was located in the Verweserhaus , previously it was housed in the castle .

From the 16th century to 1848, the Oberamt was responsible for the administration of Liechtenstein by exercising sovereign and landlord rights. It had its seat in Vaduz, was subordinate to the sovereign or his central administration and was composed of the governor, who headed the upper office, the rentmaster and the land clerk. The Oberamt was organized as a collegial authority to ensure factual decisions. There was a division of tasks between the governor, who was responsible for the political administration and the judiciary, and the landlord, who was responsible for the financial system.

In 1809 a land registry was set up, in 1836 a forest office . As a concession to the revolution, the designation Oberamt was replaced by a government office in 1848. The income from the customs union concluded with Austria in 1852 made it possible to expand the staffing of the state administration with police officers, registrars and forest officials.

With the constitutions of 1862 and 1921 , the administration also changed. 1862 consisting of the Landesverweser, two part-time district administrators and the Secretary as secretary was government responsible for the administration. In practice, the state administrator largely tied the responsibilities to himself. From 1919 to the end of 1923 there was a separate border guard . In the constitution of 1921, the entire state administration - except for the school system , for which the state school board was responsible - was transferred to the government. In addition to the few civil servants such as the government secretary or the treasury administration, this could also call in experts against remuneration. Until 1945 there were hardly any changes in the composition of the state administration, but after 1945 the state administration grew rapidly.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Article 78, Paragraph 2
  2. a b c d administration. On the Liechtenstein Marketing website, accessed on March 15, 2019
  3. ^ A b Paul Vogt: State administration. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
  4. a b c Paul Vogt: Oberamt. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
  5. ^ Paul Vogt: Government. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
  6. ^ Gerda Leipold-Schneider: Border Guard. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .