Johann Schneider-Ammann
Johann Schneider-Ammann | |
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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 FDP.The Liberals (since 2009) |
Spouse | Katharina Ammann |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Langenthal |
Alma mater | ETH Zürich INSEAD |
Johann Niklaus Schneider (born 18 February 1952), known as Johann Schneider-Ammann, is a Swiss businessman and politician who served as a
Biography
Origin and private career
The son of a veterinarian born in Sumiswald in the canton of Bern, 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, he acted as the head of his family's mechanical engineering company, Ammann Group, in the fourth generation, when he passed control over the company to his two children. Schneider-Ammann is married, has two children and lives in Langenthal.
Political career
In the
In 2009, Schneider-Ammann became a member of the newly-established
In 2015, he took office as Vice President of Switzerland under President Simonetta Sommaruga. He was inaugurated as President of the Swiss Confederation on 1 January 2016 along Vice President Doris Leuthard. In March 2016, he became an Internet meme after a speech on laughter that many deemed sad.[7] On 1 June 2016, as President of Switzerland, Schneider-Ammann was present at the official opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which became the world's longest railway tunnel, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi among others.[8]
On 31 December 2018, Schneider-Ammann left the Federal Council; he was replaced by Karin Keller-Sutter on 1 January 2019.
Other activities
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[9]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[10]
- Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member[11]
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Johann Schneider-Ammann: un capitaine d'industrie". Le Matin (in French). Edipresse Publications SA. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Schneider-Ammann: le sacre de l'entrepreneur". TSR info (in French). SRG SSR Idée Suisse. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Egenter, Sven; Rhodes, Jason (22 September 2010). "Women take majority in Swiss cabinet for first time". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. p. 2. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Andreas Valda, Schneider-Ammann, ein Steueroptimierer?, Tages-Anzeiger 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Elections produce female majority in cabinet". Swissinfo.ch. SRG SSR Idée Suisse. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux finances". TSR Télévision Suisse Romande. SRG SSR. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Johann Schneider-Ammann fait rire en parlant tristement du... rire!, rts.ch (in French), 8 March 2016
- ^ La Suisse et l'Europe se retrouvent au Gothard, retour sur une journée historique, rts.ch (in French), 1 June 2016
- ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Members Archived 13 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
External links
- Media related to Johann Schneider-Ammann at Wikimedia Commons
- Profile of Johann Schneider-Ammann with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Biography of Johann Schneider-Ammann on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (de)