Herbert Elkuch
{{Short description|Liechtenstein politician (born 1952)}}
{{Infobox politician
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Schellenberg, Liechtenstein
| party = Democrats for Liechtenstein
| children = 3
| otherparty = The Independents (2013–2018)
| term_start = 3 February 2013
| office = Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
| term_end = 9 February 2025
| image = Herbert Elkuch (cropped).jpg
| caption = Elkuch in 2023
}}
Herbert Elkuch (born 30 December 1952) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2025.
Life
In 1992, Elkuch founded and owns Elkuch Mechanik AG in Eschen. In 2013, he was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of The Independents.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2021 |title=Elkuch, Herbert |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Elkuch,_Herbert?marker=Herbert+Elkuch |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}} In August 2018 Landtag member Erich Hasler was expelled from The Independents under controversial circumstances. Elkuch, along with Thomas Rehak, sided with Hasler and left the party.{{cite web |last=Marxer |first=Wilfred |date=10 March 2020 |title=Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL) |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Demokraten_pro_Liechtenstein_%28DpL%29 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}} The following month, the three men founded the Democrats for Liechtenstein.{{Cite news |date=21 September 2018 |title=Die neue Partei heisst DPL |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/die-neue-partei-heisst-dpl-art-348611 |access-date=21 February 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}} In the 2021 Liechtenstein general election he was re-elected to the Landtag as a member of the party in his own right.
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Category:People from Schellenberg
Category:The Independents (Liechtenstein) politicians
Category:Democracts for Liechtenstein politicians
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2013–2017)
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2017–2021)
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2021–2025)