Adolf Ogi

Adolf Ogi
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	René Felber
Succeeded by	Otto Stich
In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
Member of the Federal Council
In office 1 January 1988 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Leon Schlumpf
Succeeded by	Samuel Schmid
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
President	Ruth Dreifuss
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born	18 July 1942 (1942-07-18) Kandersteg, Switzerland
Political party	SVP
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland

Ogi (left) greets William Cohen, then Secretary of Defence of the United States.

Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne. He handed over office on 31 December 2000.

During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments:

• Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 – 1995)
• Federal Military Department (from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 – 2000)

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1993 and 2000.

From 2001 to 2007, Ogi was a Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Secretary-General.

Mr Ogi is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport.

External links

• UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
• Profile of Adolf Ogi with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Adolf Ogi in the German National Library catalogue (German)

Political offices
Preceded by Leon Schlumpf	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1988 – 2000	Succeeded by Samuel Schmid