Philipp Elkuch

Philipp Elkuch (15 May 1887 – 1 October 1956) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served as a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1932 to 1939 and again from 1945 to 1949. A member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), he was also the mayor of Schellenberg from 1933 to 1945.

Life Elkuch was born on 15 May 1887 in Schellenberg as the son of mayor of Schellenberg Ludwig Elkuch and Maria Brendle as one of eight children. He worked as an insurance agent and a farmer and was a collector for Stadtwerke Feldkirch and then later for the Lawena power plant. During his time as mayor, a new primary school and a sawmill were built in 1934. He was a member of the Liechtenstein state tax commission from 1931 to 1950. During the 1938–1939 crisis, was an advocate in the Landtag for preserving Liechtenstein's independence and party cooperation. Elkuch was involved in an accident while driving a moped in Gamprin and died shortly afterwards in Grabs hospital on 1 October 1956, aged 71.

Honours Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (1937)