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Johann Schneider-Ammann
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2010
Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz
Head of the Department of Economic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2010
Preceded by Doris Leuthard
Personal details
Born (1952-02-18) 18 February 1952 (age 60)
Sumiswald, Switzerland
Political party FDP.The Liberals
Alma mater Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
European Institute of Business Administration

Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (born 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman and politician. Member of the Free Democratic Party, he was elected to the Swiss National Council in 1999. The son of a veterinary born in Sumiswald, Switzerland, he graduated as an electrical engineer from the ETH Zürich in 1977, and obtained a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in France in 1983.12

At the head of Swiss mechanical engineering company Ammann Group as well as the corporate union Swissmem, Schneider-Ammann enjoys the reputation of a manager focusing on human capital more than just on profit. During 2008 and 2009, he took a critical stances on bonuses awarded to the finance industry.3

On 22 September 2010, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council, as successor to Hans-Rudolf Merz.4 He is heading the Federal Department of Economic Affairs has been taking office since 1 November 2010.5 Schneider-Ammann had previously announced his intention to step down from his corporate responsibilities as well as various board memberships if elected. 1

Schneider-Ammann is married, has two children and lives in Langenthal.

References

  1. ^ a b "Johann Schneider-Ammann: un capitaine d’industrie" (in French). Le Matin. Edipresse Publications SA. 22. http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/johann-schneider-ammann-capitaine-industrie-326053. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Schneider-Ammann: le sacre de l’entrepreneur" (in French). TSR info. SRG SSR Idée Suisse. 20. http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/2477380-schneider-ammann-le-sacre-de-l-entrepreneur.html. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  3. ^ Egenter, Sven; Rhodes, Jason (22). "Women take majority in Swiss cabinet for first time". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. p. 2. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE68L0ZO20100922?pageNumber=2. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "Elections produce female majority in cabinet". Swissinfo.ch. SRG SSR Idée Suisse. 22 September 2010. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/election_cabinet/Elections_produce_female_majority_in_cabinet.html?cid=28376382. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux finances". TSR Télévision Suisse Romande. SRG SSR. 27. http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/2515971-leuthard-au-detec-widmer-schlumpf-aux-finances.html. Retrieved 27 September 2010. 

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Preceded by
Hans-Rudolf Merz		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
2010–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Doris Leuthard		 Head of the Department of Economic Affairs
2010–present


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