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Preceded by
  
Party
  
FDP.The Liberals


Preceded by
  
Name
  
Johann Schneider-Ammann

Succeeding
  
Preceded by
  
Education
  
INSEAD, ETH Zurich

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Spouse
  
Katharina Schneider-Ammann

Children
  
Hans-Christian Schneider, Daniela Schneider

Similar People
  
Simonetta Sommaruga, Didier Burkhalter, Doris Leuthard, Eveline Widmer‑Schlumpf, Alain Berset

Profiles


Vice President
  
Doris Leuthard (Elect)

Presidential term
  
January 1, 2016 –

Succeeded by
  
Doris Leuthard (Elect)

Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (né Schneider, born 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman and a politician. Schneider-Ammann is married, has two children, and lives in Langenthal, Canton of Bern, Switzerland.

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The son of a veterinarian born in Sumiswald, Switzerland, Schneider-Ammann graduated as an electrical engineer from the ETH Zürich in 1977, and obtained a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in France in 1983.

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From 1990 to 2010, Schneider-Ammann acted as the head of his family's mechanical engineering company, Ammann Group, in the 4th generation, when he passed control over the company to his two children.

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In 1999, Schneider-Ammann was elected to the Swiss National Council, and is a member of the Free Democratic Party.

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From 1999, Schneider-Ammann chaired the corporate union Swissmem. Schneider-Ammann was elected to the National Council in 1999, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.

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In the context of the 2008 financial crisis, Schneider-Ammann took a critical stance on bonuses awarded to the finance industry.

In 2008, Schneider-Ammann's company moved substantial funds to a tax haven in Jersey.

On 22 September 2010, Schneider-Ammann was elected to the Swiss Federal Council, as the successor to Hans-Rudolf Merz. Schneider-Ammann is the head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research—the Swiss commerce minister (formerly the Federal Department of Economic Affairs)--taking office on 1 November 2010. Schneider-Ammann had previously announced his intention to step down from his corporate responsibilities as well as various board memberships if elected.

References

Johann Schneider-Ammann Wikipedia


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