Georg Kaufmann (politician)
{{Short description|Liechtenstein politician (born 1955)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bludenz, Austria
| party = Free List
| office = Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
| term_start = 5 February 2017
| spouse = {{marriage|Ingrid Sele|1986}}
| image = Georg Kaufmann (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kaufmann in 2022
| term_end = 9 February 2025
}}
Georg Kaufmann (born 22 November 1955) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025.
Life
Kaufmann was born on 22 November 1955 in Bludenz as the son of teacher Walter Kaufmann and Luzia Matt as one of five children. He attended secondary school in Vaduz before from 1975 he studied secondary school teaching at the University of Freiburg, where he graduated with a diploma in 1978. From 1979 to 1980 he studied English in Edinburgh and worked as a German language assistant at Boroughmuir High School. From 1981 to 1986 he worked as a secondary school teacher in Balzers, and then in Triesen from 1986 to 1998.{{Cite web |date=23 May 2021 |title=Kaufmann, Georg |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Kaufmann,_Georg |access-date=30 January 2025 |website=Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein |language=de}}
From 2001 to 2009 he was a member of the state commission for gender equality. He was a board member of the Free List from 2005 to 2013 and from 2017 to 2025 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the party.{{Cite web |title=Landtagswahlen 2025 - Ergebnisse |url=https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/16 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=www.landtagswahlen.li}} During this time, he was the chairman of the audit committee and a member of the Liechtenstein EEA commission. He was the Landtag's spokesman for the Free List from 2017 to 2021.{{Cite news |date=14 February 2017 |title=Freie Liste mit neuem Fraktionssprecher |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/freie-liste-mit-neuem-fraktionssprecher-art-252146 |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}{{Cite news |date=11 March 2021 |title=Patrick Risch wird neuer FL-Fraktionssprecher |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/patrick-risch-wird-neuer-fl-fraktionssprecher-art-444015 |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}
Kaufmann married Ingrid Sele (born 12 June 1957), a secondary school teacher, on 29 June 1986. He lives in Schaan.