Josef Marxer (29 November 1889 – 21 January 1972) was a farmer and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Patriotic Union (VU), he previously served as he mayor of Gamprin from 1936 to 1945.
Life Marxer was born on 29 November 1889 in Gamprin as the son of farmer Anton Marxer and Maria (née Hasler) as one of ten children. He worked as a farmer which he took over upon the death of his parents, and was also a member of the board at the Liechtenstein Farmers' Association.
He was a supporter of the opposition group around Wilhelm Beck. He was a member of the Gamprin municipal council from 1924 to 1936 as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party, and then mayor of the municipality from 1936 to 1945 as a member of the Patriotic Union (VU). Marxer unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1936 before being elected in the 1945 elections, where he would serve until February 1953. During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance and state committees. He was a judge at the supreme court from 1930 to 1939.
Marxer married Fridolina Mündle (9 May 1889 – 8 March 1969) on 18 August 1913 and they had ten children together. His brother Johann Georg Marxer was a priest. He died on 21 January 1972, aged 82.
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