Aurelia Frick

Who is Aurelia Frick?

Aurelia Frick is a Liechtenstein politician who serves as the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education, and Culture. Frick studied law at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, graduating in 1999. She received a doctorate from the University of Basel, with a thesis on "The Termination of the Mandate", and passed the bar examination in the Canton of Zurich. Frick, a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein was at age 34 appointed to the ministerial justice, foreign affairs, and cultural affairs portfolios following the March 2009 parliamentary election in Liechtenstein. Frick became one of Liechtenstein's five ministers, and one of two women in the cabinet. She was expected, on appointment, to pursue reforms of Liechtenstein's civil and criminal law. After graduation Frick worked at a Zurich law firm, and then as legal director for a London-based human resources company. From November 2006 she worked as a consultant for Bjørn Johansson Associates, an executive search company.