Roger Jürg Köppel (born 1965) is a Swiss politician, journalist, entrepreneur and publicist. He is currently a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He also holds the position of publisher and

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

at the right-wing Swiss weekly magazine '' Die Weltwoche'', a position that he has held since 2006. In the past he served as editor-in-chief of ''

Die Welt ''Die Welt'' ("The World") is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. ''Die Welt'' is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the ''Frankfurter All ...

'' from 2004 until 2006. Köppel joined the Swiss People's Party (SVP) in 2015 and contested the Swiss federal elections. He was elected as a member of the National Council and thereafter selected for the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Early life and education

Köppel was born in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

. His mother was a secretary, while his father worked as a mason and a builder, and came to own a renovation company called Köppel AG. His mother was Protestant; his father, a Catholic. Both of Köppel's parents died during his teen years and he, along with his younger brother, who was ten at the time, and his girlfriend, moved in with his grandparents. He graduated from Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland. He then studied in the

University of Zurich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...

's Department of Political Philosophy and Economic History. He completed his Licentiate in 1995. His thesis on

Carl Schmitt Carl Schmitt (; 11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent member of the Nazi Party. Schmitt wrote extensively about the effective wielding of political power. A conservative theorist, he is noted as ...

, ''Autorität und Mythos: Carl Schmitt und die Wiederverzauberung staatlicher Gewalt (1916–1938)'' ("Authority and Myth: Carl Schmitt and the Re-enchantment of State Power") was written in collaboration with the Swiss philosopher Georg Köhler.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koppel, Roger 1965 births Living people Politicians from Zürich Swiss people of German descent Swiss journalists Swiss newspaper editors Die Welt editors University of Zurich alumni Swiss People's Party politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Carl Schmitt scholars