Jean-François Rime (born 28 June 1950) is a Swiss entrepreneur and politician from the
Canton of Fribourg
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, representing the
Swiss People's Party
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sawmill
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, he belonged to the municipal parliament of Bulle from 1989 to 1991. After joining the Swiss People's Party, he was elected to the national parliament in 2003. Since his reelection in 2007, he is vice president of the party's parliamentary group.
In August 2008, the People's Party announced Rime's candidature in the
2010 Swiss Federal Council election
Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010,Swiss Union of Arts and Crafts''