Ruth Metzler
Ruth Metzler -Arnold (* May 23, 1964 in Sursee; homeland justified in Reiden / formerly Richenthal, Willisau and Balgach ) is a Swiss politician and manager (CVP ). She was from 1999 to 2003 Member of the Federal Council and led the Federal Department of Justice and Police.
Education, occupation and Private
Metzler graduated from 1977 to 1984 the high school in Willisau and Sursee. From 1984 to 1989 she studied law at the University of Freiburg and graduated with a licentiate. From 1990 to 1999, Metzler worked as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers in St. Gallen. 1991 to 2011 she was married to Luke Metzler. After graduating she moved to the Canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes. In 1994 she was awarded a diploma as a Swiss. certified public accountant. Today she lives in Appenzell.
Canton politician
Besides Officially Metzler was 1992-1995 as District Judge from 1995 to 1996 as a judge Canton operates. She was elected Innerrhoden of the rural community in the Ethics Committee of the Canton of Appenzell and intended to " coffers Champion " ( Head of the Department of Finance ) in 1996, also as a part-time activity.
Federal Councillor
Due to their dwindling voter strength, the CVP did not have to worry about 1999, after the due October parliamentary elections actually more entitled to two seats in the Federal Council to have. Therefore, the two CVP Federal Councillors Arnold Koller and Flavio Cotti were already in the spring, nine months before the normal expiry of their term of office, back to make unused forces as election locomotives place, and in the hope that it would not dare Parliament, at in the fall not to confirm the complete re-election of the provincial government a newly elected member of the first provincial government in office.
It came as the successor of the Appenzell Federal Arnold Koller early on a woman 's candidacy in the foreground. The outside Appenzell completely unknown Metzler was initially due to their inexperience and lack of knowledge of the federal political operation only an outsider. However, she could with her youth and her carefree, pleasant attitude soon a positive mood to build. So it was set up by the CVP next to St. Gallen Economics Minister Rita Roos as an official candidate.
In the by-elections of 11 March 1999 Metzler was elected on the fourth ballot, and by eight votes majority ( 126:118 ) of the Swiss Federal Assembly in the Bundesrat. The voices came here mainly from the right political spectrum, because as technocratic and less socially adjusted Metzler was considered Rita Roos. In the general elections of 15 December 1999, it was confirmed.
In the state government took over the Federal Justice and Police Department. There she had once to edit multiple files current, especially in connection with the wave of refugees in the aftermath of the Kosovo war. In the following years brought in by EJPD templates of Parliament were adopted in the referendum. 2003, Metzler Vice President of the Federal Council.
The Swiss Parliament elections in 2003 led to further loss of votes CVP. In contrast, the Swiss People's Party put again too strong and laid claim to a second office in the state government. In the general elections of the Federal Council of 10 December 2003 Metzler was first an acting member of the government not re-elected since 1872. In their place, the Parliament chose Christoph Blocher of the SVP. Metzler by Ulrich Ochsenbein and Jean -Jacques Challet - Venel was only the third member of the federal government, which was not re-elected.
More career
After leaving the Federal Council took 2004/ 05 a lectureship at the University of St. Gallen true. In April 2005, Metzler General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis France in Paris. From November 2006 until the end of March 2010, she was at Novartis as Head of Investor Relations, responsible for the company's relationships with analysts and large investors with work Basel. Metzler since 2010 owner of the consulting and communications company Metzler strategy, leadership, communication AG in Appenzell. Since 2011 she works together with two partners, as Klaus- Metzler - Eckmann.
Since May 2011 she has been President of the Board of Foreign Trade conveyor Switzerland Global Enterprise (formerly OSEC ). She is also a member of the Board of Directors of AXA Winterthur, the Buhler Technology Group and vice president of the hospital association Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Since 2012 she is a member of the University Council of the University of St. Gallen. From 2008 to 2011 was Metzler Member of the Board and also a member of the Audit Committee of SIX Group.
Works
- Grissini and Alpenbitter. My years as a Federal Councillor. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2004, ISBN 3-85882-388-0.