Werner Salzmann (born 5 November 1962, Gurtendorf bei Wabern, Switzerland) is a tax expert and politician of the
Swiss Peoples' Party (SVP). He is a cantonal chief tax chief expert in the
Canton of Bern
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. ...
, a former member of the
National Council and a current member of the
Council of States.
Education and professional career
He is graduate of the
He was an agricultural tax expert in the Canton Bern between 1995 and 2007.
In 2007 he was promoted to the agricultural tax chief expert of the Canton.
Political career
He was elected into the National Council in the
parliamentary elections of 2015.
In the
parliamentary elections 2019 he was elected into the Council of States.
In the National Council he served as the head of the committee of security policy.
In the Council of States he is the vice-president of the committee of security policy.
Political views
As the head of the committee of security policy he successfully campaigned to raise the military budget to a 1 % share by 2030. To achieve this, he suggested to limit the expenditure for development aid and
higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...
in May 2022.
President of SVP in Canton Bern
He was elected the president of the Bernese branch from the SVP in 1995.
By the SVP he is credited with achieving a conservative majority in the Bernese executive and that the SVP returned to the Council of States in 2019.
In June 2021, he resigned.
In October 2022, he was presented as candidate for the succession for
Ueli Maurer
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer (; born 1 December 1950) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2009. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019 ...
, the resigning member of the
Federal Council by the SVP branch of
Bern
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, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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Personal life
He is married and has four children.
In 2021, he assumed as the president of the Swiss association of vegetable producers.
References
{{Members of the Swiss Council of States
1962 births
Swiss People's Party politicians
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Living people