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Hans Grunder
Hans Grunder (born 13 June 1956 in Rüderswil; in Vechigen) is a Swiss politician in the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP). Life Hans Grunder lives in Rüegsau. He comes from a rural family, is married and has five children. Since 1987, he has been the owner of an international survey-consulting company with around 140 staff. He is also known regionally (and not uncontroversially) as the president of the SCL Tigers. Since 2001, he has also worked with his family on his own horse breeding farm. In 1999, Grunder was elected as a representative of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) in the Grand Council of Bern. He was Vice-President of the Trachselwald District branch of the SVP, from November 1999 until November 2006. After that he was President of the same branch until 2008. In the 2007 Swiss federal election he won a seat in the National Council. Grunder was co-founder of the BDP of the Canton of Bern. On 1 November 2008, he was elected party president at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Grunder
Hans Grunder (born 13 June 1956 in Rüderswil; in Vechigen) is a Swiss politician in the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP). Life Hans Grunder lives in Rüegsau. He comes from a rural family, is married and has five children. Since 1987, he has been the owner of an international survey-consulting company with around 140 staff. He is also known regionally (and not uncontroversially) as the president of the SCL Tigers. Since 2001, he has also worked with his family on his own horse breeding farm. In 1999, Grunder was elected as a representative of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) in the Grand Council of Bern. He was Vice-President of the Trachselwald District branch of the SVP, from November 1999 until November 2006. After that he was President of the same branch until 2008. In the 2007 Swiss federal election he won a seat in the National Council. Grunder was co-founder of the BDP of the Canton of Bern. On 1 November 2008, he was elected party president at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss People's Party Politicians
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Conservative Democratic Party Of Switzerland Politicians
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Members Of The National Council (Switzerland)
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10vor10
''10vor10'' (''10 to 10'') is a current affairs programme broadcast at 21.50 every Monday to Friday evening on the German-language Swiss public television channel SRF 1. Profile According to Christian Dütschler, editorial director of ''10vor10'', "it is our goal to make competent and exciting posts and to provide discussion material for the public debate as a news magazine". Well-researched background stories, surprising approaches, and strong reports are the main content to provide those goals, as well focal points and series that shed light on a topic from different angles. Short posts are produced daily, focus on international and national stories. ''10vor10'' is broadcast widely in the Swiss Standard German language, excluded some interviews in Swiss German, and adjoints ''Schweiz aktuell'', focussed on local themes. Broadcast ''10vor10'' started on 20 August 1990 and is broadcast from 21.50 to 22.15 from Monday to Friday, except on public holidays. All contributions are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Landolt
Martin Landolt (born 30 June 1968 in Näfels; Place of origin in Glarus Nord) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council for the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP). From May 2012 to December 2020, he served as the President of the BDP. Career Landolt completed an apprenticeship at the Glarner Kantonalbank. Later he completed a part-time diploma in economics. From November 2010 until October 2013 he worked at UBS as a political advisor. Politics Landolt was elected to the of the Canton of Glarus in 1998 as a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). From 2003 to 2008 he was Vice-President of the Glarus branch of the SVP. He was President of the Landrat for the year 2006–2007. On 19 May 2008 he announced his resignation as vice-president and his departure from the party, claiming that the party no longer reflected his liberal values, finding fault with the party's style, and accusing it of a lack of fairness in internal disputes. His depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Swiss Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States. Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2007. National Council At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP). In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups, suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group. All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the first time since the 1987 elections. With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swissinfo
SWI swissinfo.ch is a multilingual news and information platform produced by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). Its content is Swiss-centred, with top priority given to in-depth information on politics, the economy, the arts, science, education, and direct democracy. Switzerland's international political, economic and cultural relations are other key points of focus. The website is available in ten languages. History In the mid-1990s, economic circumstances forced swissinfo.ch to take a new strategic direction. The internet was advancing fast, heralding a new era for the producing journalists and the Swiss Radio International (SRI) audience alike. The German, French, English and Portuguese sites went online in 1999. The Italian, Japanese and Spanish sites followed in 2000, with Arabic going live on 1 February 2001 and Chinese in September of the same year. Within just two years, the internet platform for expatriate Swiss was already better known than SRI's short-wav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council (Switzerland)
The National Council (german: Nationalrat; french: Conseil national; it, Consiglio nazionale; rm, Cussegl naziunal) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States. With 200 seats, the National Council is the larger of the two houses. Adult citizens elect the council's members, who are called National Councillors, for four year terms. These members are apportioned to the Swiss cantons in proportion to their population. Both houses meet in the Federal Palace of Switzerland in Bern. Organisation With 200 members, the National Council is the larger house of the Swiss legislature. When the Swiss federation was founded in 1848, the number of seats was not yet fixed, and was thus determined by the population of the individual cantons. According to the provisions of the federal constitution at that time, a canton was to receive one National Council member for every 20,000 citizens. Thus, the first National Council, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachselwald District
Trachselwald District was a district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its governor's seat was in Trachselwald Castle in Trachselwald Trachselwald is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern. History The name of this municipality means "Drechsler-Wald" ("Woodturner-Forest) and was first mentioned in 1131 as ''Trahselwalt''. The .... It consisted of 10 municipalities within an area of 191 km². External links Official website of the district References {{coord, 47.0167, N, 7.71667, E, source:kolossus-eowiki, display=title Former districts of the canton of Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüderswil
Rüderswil is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Rüderswil is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Rüderswile''. The oldest trace of settlements in the area are three high medieval castles in the hills above the modern town. The knight Adalbert von Rüderswil was mentioned in 1146 though little is known about the local noble family. By the Late Middle Ages the Teutonic Knights were a major landholder in the Rüderswil ''Herrschaft''. The village church was first mentioned in 1275. The current church tower was built in the second half of the 14th century and the late-Gothic choir was built in the 15th century. In 1528, Bern adopted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and Rüderswil converted along with the rest of the canton. Rüderswil and the surrounding villages remained completely rural and agrarian until the 18th century when the canvas weaving cottage industry developed. A cheese factory opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
