Thomas Zwiefelhofer is a politician from Liechtenstein who serves as the current Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein and Minister of Home Affairs, Justice and Economic Affairs.
Education
Zwiefelhofer is a Doctor of law and has graduated in architecture. Subsequently he started studying architecture at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich Faculty of Architecture, where he graduated in 1996 as an certified architect.
Career
Thomas Zwiefelhofer got his Matura, the general qualification for university entrance, in 1989 at the Liechtenstein secondary school in Vaduz. Afterwards he worked as an architect and project leader for two years at ZRH Architekten AG in Zollikon. From 1998 to 2000, Zwiefelhofer attended the University of Saint Gallen, where he studied law.
In 2002 he successfully completed a course in trusts at the Liechtenstein University of applied sciences.
2007, Zwiefelhofer went back to the University of Saint Gallen to get his Doctor of Philosophy in law. From 2009 to 2010, he also reached a Certificate of Advanced Studies in national and international tax law at the University of Liechtenstein.
Additionally he currently serves as Minister of Home Affairs, Justice and Economic Affairs. In parallel, he remains the Honorary consul of Republic of Poland in Liechtenstein.
Politics
At the 2013 parliamentary election, Zwiefelhofer was the Patriotic Union’s candidate for Prime Minister. The Patriotic Union came in second to the Progressive Citizens" Party, however, the two formed a grand coalition, and as a result, Zwiefelhofer became the Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Membership
From then, until he entered politics in 2013, Zwiefelhofer practiced law at the general trust company in Vaduz where he also was a member of the management board.