Adolf Ogi

Adolf Ogi
President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger
In office
1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded by René Felber
Succeeded by Otto Stich
Member of the Federal Council
In office
1 January 1988 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by Leon Schlumpf
Succeeded by Samuel Schmid
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
President Ruth Dreifuss
Preceded by Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born (1942-07-18) 18 July 1942
Kandersteg, Switzerland
Political party SVP
Spouse(s) Katrin Marti
Children 2
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Ogi (left) greets William Cohen, then Secretary of Defence of the United States.

Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.[1]

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987,[2] as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne. He handed over office on 31 December 2000.[3]

During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments:

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1993 and 2000.[6]

From 2001 to 2008, Ogi was a Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Secretary-General.[7]

Ogi is today an ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport.[8][9]

Ogi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the European University.[10]

Ogi released a biography entitled Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Curriculum vitae Adolf Ogi". parlament.ch. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Biography". premium-speakers.ch.
  3. ↑ "Adolf Ogi". admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Le Secrétaire général a nommé M. Adolf Ogi, ancien Président de la Suisse, Conseiller spécial pour le sport au service du développement et de la paix". un.org.
  5. ↑ "The new Centennial - Legendary New Year's Speech of Minister Adolf Ogi (GER/Swiss)". myswissvideo.com.
  6. ↑ "Adolf Ogi". gcint.org.
  7. ↑ "The UN's Perspective on Sport & Development". sportanddev.org.
  8. ↑ "Building Sustainable Peace Through Sport. Together". peace-sport.org. 29 December 2007.
  9. ↑ "Adolf Ogi, ancien conseiller fédéral" [Adolf Ogi, former federal councillor]. soupe.rts.ch (in French). 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Launch of Adolf Ogi's Biography in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a Great Success". prnewswire.com. 28 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Launch of Adolf Ogi's biograph in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a great success". presseportal.ch. 28 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Launch of English-language biography of President Adolf Ogi: "Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman"". unog.ch. 14 February 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Leon Schlumpf		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1988 – 2000		 Succeeded by
Samuel Schmid


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