Ueli Maurer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait in 2022 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Vice President | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Preceded by | Alain Berset |
| Succeeded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013 | |
| Vice President | Didier Burkhalter |
| Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Succeeded by | Didier Burkhalter |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Alain Berset |
| Preceded by | Alain Berset |
| Succeeded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2012 | |
| President | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Succeeded by | Didier Burkhalter |
| Head of the Department of Finance | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Succeeded by | Karin Keller-Sutter |
| Head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Schmid |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rösti |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 25 November 1991 – 31 December 2008 | |
| Parliamentary group | Swiss People's Party |
| Constituency | Zürich |
| Chairman of the Swiss People's Party | |
| In office 27 January 1996 – 1 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Uhlmann |
| Succeeded by | Toni Brunner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1950 Wetzikon, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse |
Anne-Claude Peter (m. 1976) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence(s) | Hinwil, Zürich |
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer (Swiss Standard German: [ˈʊlrɪç ˈmaʊrər]; born 1 December 1950)[1] is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019. Formerly head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (2009–2015), Maurer has headed the Federal Department of Finance from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2022, he was the longest-serving sitting member of the Federal Council.
An accountant by occupation, Maurer chaired the Swiss People's Party from 1996 to 2008.[2] Elected by the Swiss Federal Assembly to succeed Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid in 2008, he took office on 1 January 2009. Maurer served as Vice President of Switzerland for 2012 and 2018 and President of Switzerland for 2013 and 2019.[3] He was reelected to the Federal Council in 2011, 2015 (when his party gained one seat) and 2019 (an election which saw all members of the Federal Council reelected).
- ^ Eidgenössische Bundeskanzlei: Der Bund kurz erklärt, Seite 63. Erschienen 2009.
- ^ "Maurer joins Blocher in race for cabinet seat". Swissinfo. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Ueli Maurer élu président de la Confédération". 5 December 2018 – via www.letemps.ch.