Moritz Leuenberger
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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 year 2006. He is married to architect Gret Loewensberg.
Moritz Leuenberger | |
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| 158th President of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2006 | |
| Vice President | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Preceded by | Samuel Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Most likely Micheline Calmy-Rey |
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| Born | September 21, 1946 Bienne, Switzerland |
| Political party | Socialist |
| Spouse | Margaretha "Gret" Loewensberg |
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 was added to the name of the department in 1998). He was President of the Confederation in 2001 and again in 2006.
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
External links
- http://www.MoritzLeuenberger.ch
- Moritz Leuenberger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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