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Dominique Hasler
Hasler in 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education, and Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 March 2021
MonarchsHans-Adam II
Alois (regent)
Prime MinisterDaniel Risch
Preceded byKatrin Eggenberger
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
15 November 2023 – 19 May 2024
Preceded byKrišjānis Kariņš
Succeeded byGabrielius Landsbergis
Minister of the Interior, Education and Environment
In office
30 March 2017 – 25 March 2021
MonarchsHans-Adam II
Alois (regent)
Prime MinisterAdrian Hasler
DeputyDietmar Lampert
Preceded byThomas Zwiefelhofer
Succeeded bySabine Monauni
Personal details
Born
Dominique Matt

(1978-10-06) 6 October 1978 (age 46)
Mauren, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Spouse
Daniel Hasler
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(m. 2018)​

Dominique Hasler (née Matt, formerly Gantenbein; born 6 October 1978) is a Liechtensteiner politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport since 2021. She was also the President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from 2023 to 2024. She previously served as the Minister of Interior, Education and Environment from 2017 to 2021.

Early life and education

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Hasler was born Dominique Matt on 6 October 1978 in Mauren as the daughter of teacher Peter Gantenbein and Monika Matt as one of three children. Her parents divorced and she subsequently took the family name of Gantenbein. She attended cantonal school in Sargans and obtained a primary school teacher diploma in 2000. [1]

From 2003 to 2006 she studied at the Intercantonal University of Special Needs Education in Zurich. From 2013 to 2015 she studied at the University of Liechtenstein in business administration and entrepreneurial management.[1]

Career

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From 2000 to 2008 she worked as a special needs teacher in Wartau and Schaan. From 2008 to 2010 she was a member of the board of directors and head of the special education school in Schaan. From 2000 to 2017 she was a manager at the Liechtenstein Old Age and Nursing Care, and also ran a nursing home in Eschen until December 2016.[1]

Gantenbein was nominated as a government candidate by the Patriotic Union on 17 June 2016.[2] As part of the coalition agreement established between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party following the 2017 Liechtenstein general election, she was appointed as the government minister for Interior, Education and Environment on 30 March 2017.[3][4] As education minister, Hasler was faced with the challenge the COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein.[5] Due to school closures as a result of the pandemic, she pioneered the transformation of Liechtenstein's education to a digital platform.[6]

Hasler was re-nominated a government candidate on 10 September 2020.[7] Following the 2021 Liechtenstein general election, she was appointed as a government councillor for Foreign affairs, Education and Sport under a new coalition agreement on 25 March 2021.[8][9] Hasler was the President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from 15 November 2023 to 17 May 2024.[10][11] During this time, the Council of Europe passed the Artificial Intelligence Act.[12]

In February 2024, she announced that she was not seeking re-election in the 2025 Liechtenstein general election.[13]

Personal life

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She married Daniel Hasler (born 18 May 1974) on 12 October 2018.[1] As a result, she took his family name of Hasler.[14] She lives in Mauren.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Hasler, Dominique". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. ^ "VU präsentiert Regierungsteam für Wahlen 2017". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Koalitionsvertrag steht". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Landtag hat neue Regierung gewählt". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Hasler, Adrian". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Fernunterricht: Gewisse Abstriche unumgänglich". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Hasler, Risch, Marok-Wachter: Das VU-Regierungsteam". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Dominique Hasler wird neue Aussenministerin". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ "New Government Sworn In". liechtensteinusa.org. Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Washington D.C. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ Strauss, Julia (15 November 2023). "«Madame Chair Hasler» übernimmt Europarat-Vorsitz". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Foreign ministers of 46 member states meet a year after Reykjavik Summit". Council of Europe. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  12. ^ "World's first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers". CNBC. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Alle drei VU-Regierungsräte kandidieren 2025 nicht mehr". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Dominique Gantenbein und Daniel Hasler gaben sich das Jawort". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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