Josef Steger (politician)

Josef Steger (5 October 1879 – 18 February 1963) was a political figure from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein.

Early life
Steger was born on 5 October 1879 in Balzers as the son of baker Johann Anton Steger and his mother Louisa Frick as one of ten children. He worked as a bricklayer and a farmer.

Career
From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1933 served as a member of the Balzners local council. From April 1926 to 1928 he served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party and briefly a member of finance commission and the state committee. He was a government councillor from 16 March 1923 to 1926 and again from 18 March 1932 to 30 March 1938 in the Schädler cabinet, first Hoop cabinet and second Hoop cabinet respectively.

After the Rhine collapse in 1927, he was a member of the state aid commission aimed at aiding the recovery effort. He was a member of the LLB supervisory board from 1936 to 1945.

Personal life
Steger married Anna Wille (25 January 1891 – 26 January 1922) on 12 April 1920 and they had one child together.

Steger died on 18 February 1963, aged 83 years old.