Manfred Kaufmann
{{Short description|Liechtenstein politician (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox politician
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Balzers, Liechtenstein
| party = Patriotic Union
| children = 1
| term_start2 = 5 February 2017
| office2 = Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
| spouse = {{marriage|Dahiana Garcia Vasquez|2008}}
| image = Manfred Kaufmann (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kaufmann in 2024
| office = President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
| term_start = 10 April 2025
| predecessor = Albert Frick
| vicepresident = Franziska Hoop
}}
Manfred Kaufmann (born 9 October 1978) is an accountant and politician from Liechtenstein who has served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein since 2025. He has served in the Landtag since 2017.
Life
Kaufmann was born on 9 October 1978 in Balzers as the son of floor layer Hans Kaufmann and Hildegard Fehr as one of six children. He attended school in Balzers and from 1994 to 1997 he conducted a commercial apprenticeship at TTA Trevisa-Treuhand-Anstalt in Balzers. From 1997 to 2001 he was a accountant at TTA Trevisa-Treuhand-Anstalt. From 2001 to 2008 he worked as an auditor at KPMG in Schaan, and then at Bank Frick & Co. AG from 2008 to 2016. From 2016 to 2018 he was an accountant at VP Bank, and since 2021 he has been an auditor at BDO (Liechtenstein) AG at Vaduz.{{Cite web |date=5 August 2021 |title=Kaufmann, Manfred |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Kaufmann,_Manfred?marker=Manfred+Kaufmann |access-date=28 November 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}}
From 2011 to 2019 he was a member of the audit committee in Balzers. He was a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2017, and a full member since 2017 as a member of the Patriotic Union. He has been a member of the foreign committee since 2017 and its chairman since 2021. He was the Landtag's spokesman for the Patriotic Union from 2020 to 2025.{{Cite news |date=17 February 2020 |title=Manfred Kaufmann neuer VU-Fraktionssprecher |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/manfred-kaufmann-neuer-vu-fraktionssprecher-art-411999 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}{{Cite news |date=12 February 2025 |title=Dagmar Bühler-Nigsch ist neue Fraktionssprecherin der VU |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/dagmar-buehler-nigsch-ist-neue-fraktionssprecherin-der-vu-art-590032 |access-date=17 February 2025 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}} During his time in the Landtag, he has called for stronger penalties against the sexual abuse of minors.{{Cite news |date=18 February 2019 |title=Strafe bei Missbrauch soll weiter erhöht werden |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/gesellschaft/vermischtes/strafe-bei-missbrauch-soll-weiter-erhoeht-werden-art-372137 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}
Since 10 April 2025, Kaufmann has been the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.{{Cite news |date=10 April 2025 |title=Neue Regierung ist im Amt |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/neue-regierung-ist-im-amt-art-595778 |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}
Kaufmann married Dahiana Garcia Vasquez (born 13 July 1983) on 30 May 2008 and they have one child together.
References
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Category:Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2017–2021)
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2021–2025)
Category:Liechtenstein economists
Category:Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (2025–2029)