Ulrich Giezendanner

Giezendanner Ulrich ( born October 31, 1953 in Rothrist; homeland justified in Rothrist and Wattwil ) is a Swiss transport entrepreneurs and politicians (SVP ).

Life

From March 1989 to November 1991, he was the Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau, before he was elected to the National Council in 1991 and adheres to it by the Commission for Transport and Telecommunications since 1995. By mid- 1996 he was a member of the Car Party, since the Swiss People's Party.

Politically represented Giezendanner expanding the A1- needle eye Baregg tunnel, which could be alleviated with the opening of the third tunnel in 2003, a second tube of the Gotthard road tunnel ( Avanti Initiative, rejected by the people ) and up to date as the creation of a Formula 1 race track course in Switzerland. The approach taken by the federal government policy to shift transit heavy traffic on the rail he criticized as unqualified and inefficient.

In the parliamentary elections in 2011, he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat of the votes Maximilian Reimann (SVP ), who had been elected to the National Council.

His spirited demeanor makes him a frequent guest on television discussions as the arena. Giezendanner is an avowed Christian and maintains a Saurer Oldtimer Park.

Giezendanner is widowed and has three children. In the Swiss army, he was a soldier.