Ivo Bischofberger | |
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Member of the Council of States | |
In office 4 June 2007 – 2 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Carlo Schmid-Sutter |
Succeeded by | Daniel Fässler |
President of the Council of States | |
In office 28 November 2016 – 26 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Raphaël Comte |
Succeeded by | Karin Keller-Sutter |
Personal details | |
Born | Heiden, Switzerland | 24 February 1958
Political party | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
Ivo Bischofberger is a Swiss politician and jurist. He was a member of the Council of States from 2007 to 2019 and served as the President of the chamber from 2016 to 2017. Prior to his election to the upper chamber, he was a judge at the municipal level from 1986 to 1992 and at the cantonal level in Appenzell Innerrhoden from 1992 to 2008.