- Adrian Amstutz
Adrian Amstutz (born
December 2 1953 ) is a Swiss politician and member of the National Council from theCanton of Berne .Amstutz was born and lives in the rural village of
Sigriswil . As a young man, he served in the elite parachute reconnaissance unit of theSwiss Air Force and won the 1978Parachuting World Cup in theparachuting /giant slalom combination discipline.cite news|title=Mit der Motorsäge auf dem Weg nach ganz oben|publisher=NZZ am Sonntag |date=2007-10-28|author=Stefan Bühler|url=http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/aktuell/mit_der_motorsaege_auf_dem_weg_nach_ganz_oben_1.575990.html] Trained as anarchitectural draftsman andhead mason , he had to abandon plans for an academic education after marrying his girlfriend, and founded his own construction planning company instead.In 1993, Amstutz entered politics as
mayor of Sigriswil, joining the conservativeSwiss People's Party (SVP). In 1998, he was elected to theGrand Council of Bern . He joined the National Council in 2003 and was re-elected in the 2007 elections, garnering more votes than any other candidate in the canton. Unlike most of his colleagues from the Bernese branch of the SVP, his politics match the far-right course of the national party, which has caused him to be considered as a potential successor toFederal Councillor Samuel Schmid , to SVP presidentUeli Maurer or to Bernese Executive CouncillorWerner Luginbühl .References
External links
*Parliament.ch|1135|language=German
* [http://www.adrian-amstutz.ch/ Personal website]
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