Ludwig Ospelt

Ludwig Ospelt (31 January 1882 – 27 October 1949) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1932 to 1939. A member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), he also served as the mayor of Vaduz from 1930 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1942.

Life Ospelt was born on 31 January 1882 in Vaduz as the son of builder Joseph Anton Ospelt and Mathilda (née Wachter) as one of six children. He attended construction school in Innsbruck and then worked as a construction worker in the Russian Empire under Johann Beck. Following the death of his father in 1918, Ospelt took over his construction business, which he ran until 1946.

From 1921 to 1924 he was a member of the Vaduz municipal council as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). During this time, the Liechtenstein state hospital was expanded in 1931, St. Josef church was built, the Vaduz town hall was built in 1933, and a school building in Ebenholz was built in 1937.

Honours Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau