Alfred Hilbe

Alfred Hilbe (; 22 July 1928 – 31 October 2011) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1974. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1965 to 1970, under the government of Gerard Batliner.

Early life Hilbe was born in Gmunden, Austria, as the son of Franz Hilbe and Elisabeth Glatz. He attended high school in Vaduz and Zurich. Hilbe enrolled in the École libre des sciences politiques in Paris, where he received a diploma in 1950. From 1950 to 1951, he studied economics in Innsbruck.

Starting from 1954, he worked in the private sector and in the Liechtenstein embassy in Bern. His party Patriotic Union won the 1970 Liechtenstein general election with 49.57% of the vote, making it the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936 and Hilbe was appointed to serve as prime minister.

During his term in office, he pioneered reforms of Liechtenstein's school system and efforts to address women's suffrage in Liechtenstein via two separate referendums on the topic in 1971 and 1973, though unsuccessful. In addition, his term included the reopening of the Liechtenstein National Museum and the extension of a free trade agreement between Switzerland and the European Economic Community to Liechtenstein in 1972.

Honours Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria (1957) Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1974) Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2003)