- Adolf Ogi
Infobox_Politician
name = Adolf Ogi
width =
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birth_date = birth date and age|1945|07|08
birth_place = Sion
residence =Geneva
office =President of the Swiss Confederation
term_start =1 January 2000
term_end =31 December 2000
predecessor =René Felber
successor =Otto Stich
office2 =President of the Swiss Confederation
term_start2 =1 January 1993
term_end2 =31 December 1993
predecessor2 =Ruth Dreifuss
successor2 =Moritz Leuenberger
office3 = Member of the Federal Council
term_start3 =1987
term_end3 =2000
predecessor3 =Leon Schlumpf
successor3 =Samuel Schmid
party = SVP/UDC
spouse =
children =Adolf Ogi (born
July 18 ,1942 ) is a Swisspolitician . From the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council onDecember 9 ,1987 , as member of theSwiss People's Party from theCanton of Berne . He handed over office onDecember 31 ,2000 .During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments:
* Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 -1995 )
*Federal Military Department (from1996 ), later namedFederal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 -2000 )He was President of the Confederation twice in
1993 and2000 .In February 2001, Ogi was appointed to the task of a "Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace" to the
United Nations Secretary-General .External links
* [http://www.un.org/themes/sport/ogi.htm UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace]
*Swiss Federal Councillor|102
*PND|121810968
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