Rita Kieber-Beck

Rita Kieber-Beck (born 27 December 1958) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2005 to 2009. She is the first woman to hold the position. She was the minister of foreign affairs of Liechtenstein from 2005 to 2009.

Life Kieber-Beck trained as a secondary school natural sciences teacher, finishing in 1979, and then took additional training in geology and mineralogy from 1981 to 1982, at Freiburg im Breisgau. Kieber-Beck had responsibility for education, transport, communications and justice. From 2009, she was responsible for foreign affairs, culture and family and equal opportunities.

Personal life Kieber-Beck lives in Mauren. She married Manfred Kieber (born 24 November 1958) on 8 August 1988. Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2004)