Alexander Tschäppät

Alexander Markus Tschäppät ( born April 16, 1952 in Berne; homeland justified in Bözingen ) is a Swiss politician (SP).

Life

The son of former Bernese Mayor Reynold Tschäppät studied law and became an advocate. He was 1982-2000 president of the court in Bern, next 1993-2005 President of the Swiss Mercantile Association. From 1979 to 1991 he belonged to the City Council at (legislature ). From 1991 to 2003 he was a National.

Since 2001 Tschäppät belongs to the Bernese council; to 2004, he led the Directorate of Planning, Transport and civil engineering. On 28 November 2004 he was elected with 61.3 percent of the vote on the new Bern's city president ( as of 1 January 2005), he distanced Kurt water traps ( FDP ) by more than 8,000 votes. On 30 November 2008, he was confirmed with 58.7 percent of the vote ( 19'797 ) before Barbara Hayoz (FDP, 35.9 percent, 12'116 votes). The Swiss Parliament elections in 2011 he was again elected to the National Council. Was elected for the third time in a row to the Bernese Mayor Tschäppät on 25 November 2012. He took 69.6 percent of the vote ( 17'628 ).

Tschäppät has two grown sons and lives with his partner in Schosshalde quarter.

Political position

Alexander Tschäppät explores particularly with issues of urban development, culture, education and equal opportunities. To "his" projects include the redesigned federal court, the 2007/2008 converted railway station square, the Westside or the Tram Bern West.

Criticism

Tschäppät came in 2010 in criticism, since it with a dialect -trash band singing along after a football game at a party on stage directed against the SVP song that passages such as " Sämi Schmid Motherfucker " contained and Tschäppät the chorus to " Christoph Blocher ... » added myself and so publicly defamed his political opponents. Tschäppät apologized for it later. 2013 Tschäppät was " The tent " criticized for derogatory jokes about Italians during his guest appearance in the " Comedy Club » in.