Martin Ritter (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɪn ˈʁɪtɐ]; 3 March 1872 – 5 September 1947) was an advocate and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the Chairman of the Provisional Executive Committee in 1918.

[2] This allowed for politicians such as Wilhelm Beck to gain prominence and growing support in Liechtenstein when he formed an opposition group around himself against Imhof in 1914, of which Ritter became a leading member.

[5] Within the general population of Liechtenstein the coup was popular, as Imhof was largely seen as the reason for the country's economic crisis.

[6] Ritter in particular was a controversial figure as the first Liechtensteiner head of government, due to the unconstitutional means in which he came into power, despite only serving for one month, from 7 November to 7 December 1918.

[1][7] Following the Provisional Executive Committee's end in December 1918 Ritter withdrew from politics and once again moved to Innsbruck where he lived a private life.