Rudolf Rechsteiner

Rudolf Rechsteiner
Official portrait, 2007
Member of National Council (Switzerland)
In office 4 December 1995 – 30 May 2010
Succeeded by	Beat Jans
Constituency	Canton of Basel-Stadt
Personal details
Born	Rudolf Rechsteiner (1958-10-27) 27 October 1958 (age 66) Basel, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Basel (PhD)
Occupation	Political scientist, politician
Website	Official website Parliament website

Rudolf "Ruedi" Rechsteiner (born 27 October 1958) is a Swiss political scientist and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party from 1995 to 2010 before being succeeded by Beat Jans. He previously also served on the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt from 1988 to 1999.^[1] He was also president of Swissaid and the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International.^{[citation needed]}