Hans-Rudolf Merz | |
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President of Switzerland | |
In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 | |
Vice President | Doris Leuthard |
Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
Succeeded by | Doris Leuthard |
Vice President of Switzerland | |
In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2008 | |
President | Pascal Couchepin |
Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
Succeeded by | Doris Leuthard |
Head of the Department of Finance | |
In office 1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Kaspar Villiger |
Succeeded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
In office 1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Kaspar Villiger |
Succeeded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
Personal details | |
Born | Herisau, Switzerland | 10 November 1942
Political party | Free Democratic Party (before 2009) FDP.The Liberals (2009–present) |
Spouse | Roswitha Merz |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of St. Gallen |
Profession | Management 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]