Second Josef Hoop cabinet

The second Josef Hoop cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 28 February 1936 to 30 March 1938. It was appointed by Franz I and chaired by Josef Hoop.

History
The 1936 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party and the first Josef Hoop cabinet was succeeded with Josef Hoop continuing as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.

During the governments term, in January 1937 Liechtensteiner Vaterland editor and founding member of the Liechtenstein Homeland Service Carl Freiherr von Vogelsang publicly denounced Jews living in Liechtenstein and sent numerous letters detailing them to officials in Nazi Germany. As a result, Hoop ordered the offices of the Vaterland to be searched for any letters to be confiscated and Vogelsang promptly left the country. The majority of the Landtag approved of Hoop's actions, but members of the Patriotic Union called for his resignation over the issue, believing the search to be unconstitutional. It was decided that two special judges would determine the legal implications of the case. Eventually, in July 1937 it was concluded by both judges that Hoop had not acted unconstitutionally by ordering the search against Vogelsang and was subsequently legally acquitted of any wrong-doing.

Following the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938 Franz I named his nephew Franz Joseph his regent. The Progressive Citizens' Party and Patriotic Union formed a coalition government formed to prevent government deadlock and help retain Liechtenstein's neutrality overseen by Franz Joseph II. As a result the cabinet was dissolved and succeeded by the Third Josef Hoop cabinet.