Hans-Rudolf Merz

Hans-Rudolf Merz
President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009
Vice PresidentDoris Leuthard
Preceded byPascal Couchepin
Succeeded byDoris Leuthard
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2008
PresidentPascal Couchepin
Preceded byPascal Couchepin
Succeeded byDoris Leuthard
Head of the Department of Finance
In office
1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010
Preceded byKaspar Villiger
Succeeded byEveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010
Preceded byKaspar Villiger
Succeeded byJohann Schneider-Ammann
Personal details
Born (1942-11-10) 10 November 1942 (age 81)
Herisau, Switzerland
Political partyFree Democratic Party (before 2009)
FDP.The Liberals (2009–present)
SpouseRoswitha Merz
Children3
Alma materUniversity of St. Gallen
ProfessionManagement consultant

Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2010. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) until the foundation of FDP.The Liberals in 2009, he headed the Federal Department of Finance during his tenure as a Federal Councillor.[1] Merz served as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ EFD, Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement. "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/innen". www.efd.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ^ "Demission von Bundesrat Hans-Rudolf Merz auf Oktober". www.admin.ch.