Aurelia Frick is a Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 government minister with responsibility for justice, foreign affairs, and cultural affairs.

Education

Frick studied law at the University of Fribourg

University of Fribourg

The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, graduating in 1999. She received a doctorate from the University of Basel

University of Basel

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, with a thesis on "The Termination of the Mandate", and passed the bar examination

Bar examination

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 in the Canton of Zurich

Canton of Zürich

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.

Political career

Frick, a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, or FPB) was at age 34 appointed to the ministerial justice, foreign affairs, and cultural affairs portfolios following the March 2009 parliamentary election in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein parliamentary election, 2009

Parliamentary elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 February 2009. While polls and pundits predicted few changes, the national conservative Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein lost many votes, as did the green social-liberal Free List; the national liberal Patriotic Union won a lot of...

. Frick became one of Liechtenstein's five ministers, and one of two women in the cabinet (the other being Renate Müssner). She was expected, on appointment, to pursue reforms of Liechtenstein's civil and criminal law.

Other appointments

After graduation Frick worked at a Zurich law firm, and then as legal director for a London-based human resources

Human resources

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 company. From November 2006 she worked as a consultant for Bjørn Johansson Associates, an executive search

Executive search

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company.