and
Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein at a music festival in
Mauren in June 1954. Frick served as the
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 3 September 1945 until 16 July 1962, serving as a member of the
Progressive Citizens' Party. He succeeded
Josef Hoop after his resignation on 3 September 1945. The government coalition established in 1938 continued throughout his premiership. They were cared for by the
Liechtenstein Red Cross. On 16 August 1945, the
Soviet Union sent a delegation to Liechtenstein in an attempt to repatriate the Russians, which was refused despite increasing Soviet pressure to participate in the repatriation program. Eventually the government of
Argentina offered the Russians asylum, and about a hundred people left. Liechtenstein was the only country that did not participate in the Soviet repatriation program. In 1949, he oversaw Liechtenstein ceding the
Ellhorn mountain to Switzerland as a result of Swiss demands and threats to, among other things, cease end the
customs union between the two countries. Despite the local community in
Balzers previously refusing to do so in November 1948, the transfer was approved by the
Landtag of Liechtenstein the following month. In exchange to the transfer, Switzerland agreed to forgive much of Liechtenstein's debt that it had acquired to the country throughout World War II.
Domestic and economic policy Frick advocated for the reconciliation of relations between Liechtenstein's political parties and pro-German elements during
World War II, including the social re-integration of former members of the VBDL. Other figures were charged for illegal intelligence providence, notably former Prime Minister
Gustav Schädler who was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, but did not serve the sentence for health reasons. During Frick's premiership, he pioneered the transformation of Liechtenstein into a modern
welfare state. In 1952 his government succeeded introducing
pensions and survivors insurance via a
referendum on the subject despite resistance from local businesses and agricultural establishments, followed by the introduction of family compensation in 1958 and
disability insurance in 1959. From 1945 to 1981, Frick was a board member of the
Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein and was also a contributor to the
Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. ==Later life==