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Johann Schneider-Ammann
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Johann Schneider-Ammann
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President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016
Vice President Doris Leuthard
Preceded by Simonetta Sommaruga
Succeeded by Doris Leuthard
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015
President Simonetta Sommaruga
Preceded by Simonetta Sommaruga
Succeeded by Doris Leuthard
Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
In office
1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018
Preceded by Doris Leuthard
Succeeded by Guy Parmelin
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018
Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz
Succeeded by Karin Keller-Sutter
Personal details
Born Johann Niklaus Schneider
18 February 1952 (age 67)
Sumiswald, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Political party FDP.The Liberals
Spouse(s) Katharina Ammann
Children 2
Alma mater ETH Zürich
INSEAD
Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (born Schneider; 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman and a politician. Schneider-Ammann is married, has two children, and lives in Langenthal, Canton of Bern, Switzerland.
The son of a veterinarian born in Sumiswald, Switzerland, Schneider-Ammann graduated as an electrical engineer from the ETH Zürich in 1977, and obtained a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in France in 1983.[1][2]
From 1990 to 2010, Schneider-Ammann acted as the head of his family's mechanical engineering company, Ammann Group, in the 4th generation, when he passed control over the company to his two children.
Contents
1 Political career
2 Other activities
3 Notes and references
4 External links
Political career[edit]
In 1999, Schneider-Ammann was elected to the Swiss National Council, and is a member of the Free Democratic Party.
From 1999, Schneider-Ammann chaired the corporate union Swissmem. Schneider-Ammann was elected to the National Council in 1999, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
In the context of the 2008 financial crisis, Schneider-Ammann took a critical stance on bonuses awarded to the finance industry.[3]
In 2008, Schneider-Ammann's company moved substantial funds to a tax haven in Jersey.[4]
On 22 September 2010, Schneider-Ammann was elected to the Swiss Federal Council, as the successor to Hans-Rudolf Merz.[5] Schneider-Ammann is the head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research—the Swiss commerce minister (formerly the Federal Department of Economic Affairs)--taking office on 1 November 2010.[6] Schneider-Ammann had previously announced his intention to step down from his corporate responsibilities as well as various board memberships if elected.[1]
Other activities[edit]
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[7]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[8]
Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member[9] |