Walter Kieber

Walter Kieber (; 20 February 1931 – 21 June 2014) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1978. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1974 and again from 1978 to 1980.

Early life and career Kieber was born on 20 February 1931 in Feldkirch as the son of Austrian Federal Railways official Alfons Kieber Elisabeth Brandauer. He attended school in Bregenz before from 1950 he studied law at the University of Innsbruck, where he graduated with a doctorate in 1954.

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Kieber was the Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 18 March 1970 to 27 March 1974 under the government of Alfred Hilbe. Kieber was the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, serving from 27 March 1974 to 26 April 1978.

In 1975, he was a signatory of the Helsinki Accords to create the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the precursor of today's OSCE. He also oversaw Liechtenstein's full ascension into the Council of Europe in 1978. He resigned at the request of Franz Joseph II on 1 July 1980.

Honours Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1975) Grand Cross with Diamonds of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2003)