Alexander Tschäppät (16 April 1952 – 4 May 2018) was a Swiss politician.
Tschäppät was a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (, SP; ), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (; , PS), is a List of political parties in Switzerland, political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council (Switzerl ...
. He has been a member of the
National Council of Switzerland
The National Council (; ; ; ) is a house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, representing the people. The other house, Council of States, represents the states, preventing more populous parts of the country overpowering the rest. As the p ...
from 1991 to 2003 and again 2011 to 2018. He was mayor (''Stadtpräsident'') of Bern 2005 until 2016.
Biography
Tschäppät was born on 16 April 1952 in Bern to
Reynold Tschäppät and
Lily Bürki.
See also
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Politics of Switzerland
The government of Switzerland is a federal state with direct democracy.
* The legislative branch is the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly has two parts: the National Council, which represents the public, while the Council of States ...
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1952 births
2018 deaths
Mayors of Bern
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Deaths from cancer in Switzerland
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