Vogt was a co-founder of the
Liechtenstein Homeland Service in 1933. He was also the editor of the
Liechtensteiner Vaterland from 1937 to 1938. In 1937, he was the defending lawyer of
Carl Freiherr von Vogelsang after he publicly denounced
Jews living in Liechtenstein and sent numerous letters detailing them to officials in
Nazi Germany. As a result, prime minister
Josef Hoop ordered the offices of the
Vaterland to be searched for any letters to be confiscated. Members of the Patriotic Union called for Hoop to resign over the issue, but he was later
acquitted of any wrong-doing. ,
Josef Hoop and
Ludwig Marxer, around 1938. In March 1938 the Patriotic Union entered a coalition government with the governing
Progressive Citizens' Party. As a result, Vogt was appointed the
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein under
Josef Hoop, replacing
Anton Frommelt. He served in the position until Hoop's resignation in 1945. and Josef Hoop in
Balzers on 8 March 1938 Despite being a member of the coalition, Vogt retained contacts within
Nazi Germany before and during
World War II, most of which was informal. He held particular contact with the
Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle, who regarded him as a trusted contact. Notably, in 1943 he met with
Sicherheitsdienst Eugen Steimle in
Berlin. However, despite his friendly and cooperative attitude towards Nazi Germany, he played a role in thwarting the
German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL) when they
attempted a coup in 1939 by intervening to prevent a German invasion. Shortly after the war, an indictment was pressed against Vogt due to his ties to Germans intelligence, but the case never went to trial since the Patriotic Union threatened to end the coalition government. However, he received a
travel ban from
Switzerland from April 1946 to December 1947. Vogt went on to serve in the board of education until 1950. He served in the
Landtag of Liechtenstein from
1949 to 1966 and then as the Vice President of the State Court of Justice of Liechtenstein from 1969 to 1974. He served as a government councillor in the
First Gerard Batliner cabinet from 16 July 1962 to 16 June 1965. == Personal life ==