Moritz Leuenberger
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| Moritz Leuenberger | |
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| Assumed office 1 January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Stich |
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| In office 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2001 |
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| Vice President | Kaspar Villiger |
| Preceded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Succeeded by | Kaspar Villiger |
| In office 1 January 2006 – 31 December 2006 |
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| Vice President | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Preceded by | Samuel Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
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| Assumed office 1 January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Adolf Ogi |
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Vice President of Switzerland
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| Taking office 1 January 2010 Elect |
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| President | Doris Leuthard (Elect) |
| Succeeding | Doris Leuthard |
| In office 1 January 2005 – 31 December 2005 |
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| President | Samuel Schmid |
| Preceded by | Samuel Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000 |
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| President | Adolf Ogi |
| Preceded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Succeeded by | Kaspar Villiger |
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| Born | 21 September 1946 Bienne, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gret Loewensberg |
Moritz Leuenberger (born 21 September 1946 in Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006.
Leuenberger was elected to the Federal Council on 27 September 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zürich. From 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich.
Since 1995, Leuenberger has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Environment and Communications were added to the name of the department in 1998).
Leuenberger has been married to architect Gret Loewensberg since 2003.
At a ceremony in Brussels, the Community of European Railways and Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes presented the 2009 European Railway Awards on January 20, 2009. Leuenberger was presented with the Political Award for his work to build and maintain a sustainable transportation policy.[1][2]
[edit] Works
- Die Rose und der Stein : Grundwerte in der Tagespolitik: Reden und Texte, Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-399-1
- Träume und Traktanden - Reden und Texte, 6. Aufl., Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-348-7
[edit] References
- ^ CER and UNIFE (January 20, 2009). "European rail sector celebrates European Railway Award 2009" (PDF). Press release. http://www.cer.be/force-download.php?file=/media/Press/2009/090120_europearailwayaward.pdf. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ "Leuenberger picks up railway award". Swissinfo. January 20, 2009. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Leuenberger_picks_up_railway_award.html?siteSect=104&sid=10221532&cKey=1232515361000&ty=nd. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Profile of Moritz Leuenberger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Moritz Leuenberger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- (German) Leuenberger's own blog site
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Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1995–present |
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President of Switzerland 2001 |
Succeeded by Kaspar Villiger |
| Preceded by Samuel Schmid |
President of Switzerland 2006 |
Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey |
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