Moritz Leuenberger
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| Preceded by | Otto Stich |
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| Born | September 21, 1946 Bienne, Switzerland |
| Political party | SPS/PSS |
| Spouse | Gret Loewensberg |
Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) 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 September 27, 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).
Since 2003, Leuenberger is married to architect Gret Loewensberg.
[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] External links
- Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Moritz Leuenberger in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- (German) Leuenberger's own blog site
| Preceded by Otto Stich |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council Since 1995 |
Succeeded by None (Incumbent) |
| Preceded by Adolf Ogi |
President of the Confederation 2001 |
Succeeded by Kaspar Villiger |
| Preceded by Samuel Schmid |
President of the Confederation 2006 |
Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey |
Moritz Leuenberger · Pascal Couchepin · Samuel Schmid · Micheline Calmy-Rey · Christoph Blocher · Hans-Rudolf Merz · Doris Leuthard
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