Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of

Kandersteg Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountai ...

in the Swiss Alps. He was elected to the

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on 9 December 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the

Canton of Berne The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

. He handed over office on 31 December 2000. During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments: * Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 – 1995) *

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(from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 – 2000) He was

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twice in 1993 and 2000. From 2001 to 2008, Ogi was a ''Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace'' to the

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. Ogi is today an ambassador for

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, a

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-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport. Ogi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the

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. Ogi released a biography entitled ''Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman''. Ogi received the Gold

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in the year 2000.

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UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
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Swiss Register of Corporations Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) 1942 births Living people Swiss People's Party politicians Recipients of the Olympic Order People from Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Swiss Protestants 20th-century Swiss politicians 21st-century Swiss politicians {{Switzerland-politician-stub