Hans-Rudolf Merz

Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician.

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10 November - 1942 - Swiss

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He was elected member of the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 2003 as member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). He heads the Federal Department of Finance.

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Swiss Federal Council - 10 December - 2003 - Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) - Federal Department of Finance

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Born in Herisau, Switzerland, he studied at Hochschule St. Gallen and graduated in 1971 as Dr. rer. publ.

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Herisau - Switzerland - Hochschule St. Gallen - 1971

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From 1969 to 1974, he was party secretary of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) in St. Gallen. Since 1977 he worked as a management consultant.

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1969 - 1974 - Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) - St. Gallen - 1977

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In 1997, he was elected to the Swiss Council of States for the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes. He presided the finance committee and was a member of the foreign policy committee.

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1997 - Swiss Council of States - Appenzell Outer Rhodes - Committee

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At the time of his election to the Federal Council, he was on the board of directors of the Helvetia-Patria insurance company and Anova Holding. He was also member of the board of trustees of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation.

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Helvetia-Patria - Anova Holding - Max Schmidheiny Foundation

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He is married and father of three sons.

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