{{Short description|Liechtenstein economist and politician (born 1965)}} {{Infobox officeholder | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|06|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Gamprin, Liechtenstein | party = Progressive Citizens' Party | term_start = 3 February 2013 | office = Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland | spouse = {{marriage|Myriam Quaderer|1992}} | children = 2 | term_end = 7 February 2021 | office2 = President of the Progressive Citizens' Party | term_start2 = December 2013 | term_end2 = April 2015 | predecessor2 = Alexander Batliner | successor2 = Thomas Banzer }} '''Elfried Hasler''' (born 11 June 1965) is an economist and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), he also served as the party's president from 2013 to 2015.
== Life == Hasler was born on 11 June 1965 in Eschen as the son of farmer Gebhard Hasler and Melanie (née Oehri) as one of four children. He studied business administration, specializing in marketing, in St. Gallen before training further at ''AZEK'' in Zurich as a federally certified financial analyst and asset manager, and then as a federally certified financial and investment expert, graduating in 1993 and 1998 respectively.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=14 May 2021 |title=Hasler, Elfried |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Hasler,_Elfried |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |language=de}}</ref>
He has worked at various banks as a financial advisor in Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland since 2000, and was a member of the executive board of the National Bank of Liechtenstein from 2000 to 2011. Since 2013, he has also worked as a self-employed financial expert.<ref name=":0" />
Hasler was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). During this time, he was also the head of the Liechtenstein delegation to the Parliamentary Committee of the EEA/EFTA from 2014 to 2017, and then the chairman of the Liechtenstein EEA commission from 2017 to 2021.<ref name=":0" /> He was also the president of the FBP from December 2013; he resigned this position following the 2015 local elections and was succeeded by Thomas Banzer in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benvenuti |first=Michael |date=29 April 2015 |title=Thomas Banzer einstimmig zum neuen FBP-Präsidenten gewählt |url=https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_2015/2719/LOG_0098/ |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |pages=1 |language=de}}</ref>
During his time in the Landtag, Hasler alongside government councillor Mauro Pedrazzini, was the subject of controversy in September 2015 when he publicly revealed that the president of the Liechtenstein medical association, Ruth Kranz, was being investigated for an economic efficiency review following the amendment of the Health Insurance Act.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2015 |title=Der Streit mit der Ärztekammer eskaliert |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/der-streit-mit-der-aerztekammer-eskaliert-art-152040 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=10 September 2015 |title=FBP betreibt «Hexenverfolgung» |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/fbp-betreibt-hexenverfolgung-art-153452 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref> The other parties in the Landtag (Patriotic Union, The Independents, and Free List) criticized this, accusing the investigation as a "scheme" and "witch hunt".<ref name=":1" />
In addition, Hasler opposed the 2016 Family Allowances Act referendum, notably against the FBP's leadership, and a school construction strategy in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2016 |title=Initiative «Familie und Beruf»: FBP beschliesst Ja-Parole |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/initiative-familie-und-beruf-fbp-beschliesst-ja-parole-art-219618 |access-date=4 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 March 2018 |title=Landtag gibt grünes Licht für Zukunft der Schulen |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/unterland-bekommt-sein-zweites-schulzentrum-art-317776 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref> He did not seek re-election in the 2021 elections.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vogt |first=Desiree |date=7 December 2020 |title=Landtag: «Viel zu oft ein Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeiten» |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/politik/ausscheidende-abgeordnete-aus-dem-landtag-juergen-beck-und-violanda-lanter-art-438343 |access-date=4 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hasler married Myriam Quaderer on 12 June 1992 and they have two children together. He lives in Gamprin.<ref name=":0" /> Hasler is a guitarist for the Eschen-based band ''Philomena'', which re-united in 2024 for its 40th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaiser |first=Mirjam |date=2 October 2024 |title=Die Eschner Kultband Philomena wird 40 |url=https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/kultur/die-kultband-philomena-aus-dem-unterland-wird-40-art-578187 |access-date=8 February 2026 |work=Liechtensteiner Vaterland |language=de}}</ref>
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