Mario Wohlwend
{{Short description|Liechtenstein politician (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox politician
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|01|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chur, Switzerland
| party = Patriotic Union
| children = 2
| term_start = 5 February 2017
| office = Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
| spouse = {{marriage|Silke Bischof|2000}}
| term_end = 9 February 2025
| image = Mario Wohlwend (cropped).jpg
| caption = Wohlwend in 2019
}}
Mario Wohlwend (born 12 January 1973) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025.
Life
Wohlwend was born 12 January 1973 in Chur as the son of Johann Wohlwend and Margrith Risch as one of five children. He attended secondary school in Eschen. He conducted an apprenticeship as a machine draftsman at Hilti in Schaan from 1989 to 1993, and from 1994 to 2000 he worked at as a project manager at Hofag AG in Schaan. Since 2000 he has worked as a trainer for designers at Hilti and since 2001 he has been an examination expert for intermediate and final apprenticeship examinations as a designer.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2021 |title=Wohlwend, Mario |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Wohlwend,_Mario?marker=Mario+Wohlwend |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}}
From 2011 to 2015 he was a member of the Ruggell municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union. He was the party's candidate for mayor of Ruggell in 2015, but was defeated by Maria Kaiser-Eberle.{{Cite news |date=15 March 2015 |title=Liechtenstein hat zweite Frau als Vorsteherin |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/gesellschaft/gemeinden/liechtenstein-hat-zweite-frau-als-vorsteherin-art-119384 |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}} He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025, and he was a member of the audit committee from 2021 to 2025.{{Cite web |title=Landtagswahlen 2025 - Ergebnisse |url=https://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultat/16 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=www.landtagswahlen.li}} He was the head of the Liechtenstein delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2017 to 2021. He has been a deputy member of the Landtag since 2025.
Wohlwend married Silke Bischof (born 30 April 1975) on 5 August 2000 and they have two children together. He lives in Ruggell.
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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:Delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly