Liechtenstein

Diet

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Landtag (Diet)
Chamber name
Landtag (Diet)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 2000
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title
President of the Landtag
Speaker
Albert Frick (Male)
Date of birth: 21 Oct 1948
Term
27 Mar 2013
Additional information

Elected on 27 March 2013, re-elected on 3 May 2017 and on 25 March 2021.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Josef Hilti (Male)
Term
No information available

Members

Statutory number of members
25
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
25
Current number of members
25
Men
18
Women
7
Percentage of women
28.0%
Statutory number of members per country
25
Population (in thousands)
40
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
1,600

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
52.0
(2021-03)
Youngest member
Franziska Hoop (Female)
Youngest member (years)
31
Oldest member
Albert Frick (Male)
Oldest member (years)
73
Number of members, by age (2021-03)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 1 0 0 18
Female 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7
Totals per age interval 0 0 3 3 7 7 4 1 0 0 25
Total <= 45: 6 Total >= 46: 19
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
12.0% 4% 8.0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
24.0% 16% 8.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No
Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No