Fritz Schiesser (born 23 April 1954) is a
Swiss
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lawyer and politician, member of the
Swiss Council of States (1990-2007).
Schiesser became a Member of the
Swiss Council of States in 1990 as a
Free democrat. President (speaker) of the Council of States in 2003/04. He was also member of the Parliament of the Canton of Glarus from 1995 to 2009. Member of the Swiss Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
In November 2007, Schiesser was appointed President of the
ETH-Board for 2008-2011. The function being incompatible with the membership in the Council of States, Schiesser has to resign from the Council, despite his re-election a few weeks earlier. In November 2011, he was reappointed as President of the ETH Board for 2012-2016.
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1954 births
Living people
Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Presidents of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians