Moritz Leuenberger

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Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1995
Preceded by Otto Stich
Born September 21, 1946
Bienne, Switzerland
Political party SPS/PSS
Spouse Gret Loewensberg

Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006.

Leuenberger was elected to the Federal Council on September 27, 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zürich. From 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich.

Since 1995, Leuenberger has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Environment and Communications were added to the name of the department in 1998).

Since 2003, Leuenberger is married to architect Gret Loewensberg.

  • Die Rose und der Stein : Grundwerte in der Tagespolitik: Reden und Texte, Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-399-1
  • Träume und Traktanden - Reden und Texte, 6. Aufl., Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-348-7

Preceded by
Otto Stich		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Since 1995		 Succeeded by
None (Incumbent)
Preceded by
Adolf Ogi		 President of the Confederation
2001		 Succeeded by
Kaspar Villiger
Preceded by
Samuel Schmid		 President of the Confederation
2006		 Succeeded by
Micheline Calmy-Rey


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Current Members of the Swiss Federal Council

Moritz Leuenberger · Pascal Couchepin · Samuel Schmid · Micheline Calmy-Rey · Christoph Blocher · Hans-Rudolf Merz · Doris Leuthard

 
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