Johann Schneider-Ammann

Johann Niklaus Schneider -Ammann ( born February 18, 1952 in Sumiswald, real name Johann Niklaus Schneider, hometown entitled in Hasle bei Burgdorf ) is a Swiss businessman, politician ( FDP) and since November 2010 the Federal Council. He is Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research ( WBF ).

Life

Schneider -Ammann studied electrical engineering at ETH Zurich and graduated in 1977 with a diploma. 1982/83 he obtained a Master of Business Administration at the school Insead in Fontainebleau, near Paris.

In 1978 he was project manager at Oerlikon - Buehrle, 1981, he entered the engineering company of the family of his wife Katharina Schneider -Ammann, initially as an officer, since 1990 as President of the Ammann Group. Since the participation of the Ammann Group in the restructuring of the Mikron Technology Group in 2003, he had been Chairman of the Board, which he had previously belonged already a member. Since 1998 he was also a member of the Board of Directors of Swatch Group 's ultimate parent company of The Swatch Group SA.

There were also additional directorships by name in the Ammobilien AG ( Langenthal ) in Benelos Clean Power Holding AG ( Biel), in the EUROGLAS Holding AG ( Buetzberg ) in Insys Industrial Systems AG ( Münsingen ) in Madisa AG ( Bern ), and in the Mikron Holding AG ( Biel).

Since 1999, presided Schneider -Ammann also the Association of Swiss engineering, electrical and metal industry Swissmem; Moreover, he was vice president of business umbrella organization Economiesuisse. He was also active in the Association of Swiss entrepreneurs in Germany ( VSUD ) and the Economic Society of the Canton of Bern.

In the National Schneider -Ammann was elected in the elections in 1999 and confirmed in those of 2003 and 2007. He was there at the Parliamentary Commission of Economy and Taxation (CEAT ).

Johann Schneider- Ammann was elected on 22 September 2010 in the election to replace Hans -Rudolf Merz with 144 votes in the fifth round of voting in the Bundesrat. This informed him on 27 September 2010, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (DEA ) to which was previously done by Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard.

Schneider -Ammann is married, has two children and lives in Langenthal. Langenthal in 2010 awarded him an honorary citizen.