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'''Hans Stöckli''' (born 12 April 1952) is a Swiss politician who served as [[List of presidents of the Swiss Council of States|President of the Council of States]] from 2019 to 2020. A member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]] (SP/PS), he was first elected to the [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Council of States]] for the [[canton of Bern]] in [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011]]. Stöckli was previously elected to the mayorship of [[Biel/Bienne|Biel]] (1990–2010), [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] (2004–2011) and [[Grand Council of Bern]] (2002–2004).
'''Hans Stöckli''' (born 12 April 1952) is a Swiss politician who served as [[List of presidents of the Swiss Council of States|President of the Council of States]] from 2019 to 2020. A member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]] (SP/PS), he was first elected to the [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Council of States]] for the [[canton of Bern]] in [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011]]. Stöckli was previously elected to the mayorship of [[Biel/Bienne|Biel]] (1990–2010), [[Grand Council of Bern]] (2002–2004) and [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] (2004–2011).


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early career===
Stöckli entered politics in 1979 winning election to city city council of Biel. In 1990, he became mayor of the commune. In 2002, he moved to the Grand Council of Bern and, in 2004, was elected to the National Council to replace [[Rudolf Strahm]], who had been appointed as the Swiss price regulator.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web |url= https://www.hansstoeckli.ch/de/person.php |title=Official website of Hans Stöckli |accessdate=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref name=Strahm>{{cite news |url= https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/watchdog-strahm-bows-out-from-friends-and-foes/5482 |title= Watchdog Strahm bows out from friends and foes |publisher=SwissInfo |date=2008-08-31}}</ref>
Stöckli entered politics in 1979 winning election to the City Council of [[Biel/Bienne|Biel]]. In 1990, he became mayor of the commune. In 2002, he moved to the [[Grand Council of Bern]]; two years later, he was elected to the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] to replace Rudolf Strahm, who had been appointed as the Swiss price regulator.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web |url= https://www.hansstoeckli.ch/de/person.php |title=Official website of Hans Stöckli |accessdate=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref name=Strahm>{{cite news |url= https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/watchdog-strahm-bows-out-from-friends-and-foes/5482 |title= Watchdog Strahm bows out from friends and foes |publisher=SwissInfo |date=2008-08-31}}</ref>


===Swiss Federal Assembly===
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He was re-elected in [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007]] and then won election to the Council of States in 2011, succeeding [[Adrian Amstutz]]. He had written an essay in 1971 calling for the abolition of the body, which he said had grown stale at the time. In 2018, he was elected as Vice President of the chamber, which gave him the upper hand in the 2019 election. He was elected on December 2, 2019 with 49 out of 51 votes. <ref name=Tages>{{cite news |url= https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/articles/14680303 |title= Ständeratspräsident Stöckli überrascht mit Geständnis |language=German |newspaper=Tages Anzeiger |date=2019-12-02}}</ref>


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He was reelected in [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007]] and then won election to the [[Council of States (Switzerland)|Council of States]] in [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011]], succeeding [[Adrian Amstutz]]. He had written an essay in 1971 calling for the abolition of the body, which he said had grown stale at the time. In 2018, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of States, which gave him the upper hand in the 2019 election for the presidency. He was indeed elected on 2 December 2019 with 49 out of 51 votes as [[List of presidents of the Swiss Council of States|President of the Council of States]] alongside [[Alex Kuprecht]] as First Vice President. Kuprecht succeeded him the next year.<ref name=Tages>{{cite news |url= https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/articles/14680303 |title= Ständeratspräsident Stöckli überrascht mit Geständnis |language=German |newspaper=Tages Anzeiger |date=2019-12-02}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
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Stöckli speaks all four official languages of Switzerland. <ref name=Tages/>


From 2018, he chairs the committee of the [[federal popular initiative]] "Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising", which was accepted in the [[2022 Swiss referendums|federal vote on 13 February 2022]]. In 2022, the [[World Health Organization]] awarded him a [[World No Tobacco Day Award]].<ref name=WHO/><ref>{{Cite news |author= |title=Hans Stöckli erhält WHO-Award für «Kinder ohne Tabak»-Initiative |url=https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/news-service/inland-schweiz/world-no-tobacco-day-hans-stoeckli-erhaelt-who-award-fuer-kinder-ohne-tabak-initiative-ld.2294901 |work=[[Aargauer Zeitung]] |date=2022-05-24 |access-date=2022-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author= |title=L’OMS décerne un prix au conseiller aux États Hans Stöckli |url=https://www.24heures.ch/loms-decerne-un-prix-au-conseiller-aux-etats-hans-stoeckli-843683083982 |work=[[24 heures (Switzerland)|24 heures]] |date=2022-05-24 |access-date=2022-05-24}}</ref>
He is married to Katharina Stöckli, a teacher.

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===Personal life===
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Stöckli speaks all four official languages of Switzerland.<ref name=Tages/> He is married to Katharina Stöckli, a teacher.


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Latest revision as of 20:22, 29 November 2024

Hans Stöckli
President of the Council of States
In office
2 December 2019 – 30 November 2020
Preceded byJean-René Fournier
Succeeded byAlex Kuprecht
First Vice President of the Council of States
In office
26 November 2018 – 2 December 2019
Preceded byJean-René Fournier
Succeeded byAlex Kuprecht
Member of the Council of States
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 December 2011
ConstituencyBern
Member of the National Council
In office
20 September 2004 – 4 December 2011
ConstituencyBern
Personal details
Born (1952-04-12) 12 April 1952 (age 72)
Wattenwil, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
AwardsWorld No Tobacco Day Award (2022)[1]

Hans Stöckli (born 12 April 1952) is a Swiss politician who served as President of the Council of States from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he was first elected to the Council of States for the canton of Bern in 2011. Stöckli was previously elected to the mayorship of Biel (1990–2010), Grand Council of Bern (2002–2004) and National Council (2004–2011).

Biography

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Early career

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Stöckli entered politics in 1979 winning election to the City Council of Biel. In 1990, he became mayor of the commune. In 2002, he moved to the Grand Council of Bern; two years later, he was elected to the National Council to replace Rudolf Strahm, who had been appointed as the Swiss price regulator.[2][3]

Swiss Federal Assembly

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He was reelected in 2007 and then won election to the Council of States in 2011, succeeding Adrian Amstutz. He had written an essay in 1971 calling for the abolition of the body, which he said had grown stale at the time. In 2018, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of States, which gave him the upper hand in the 2019 election for the presidency. He was indeed elected on 2 December 2019 with 49 out of 51 votes as President of the Council of States alongside Alex Kuprecht as First Vice President. Kuprecht succeeded him the next year.[4]

From 2018, he chairs the committee of the federal popular initiative "Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising", which was accepted in the federal vote on 13 February 2022. In 2022, the World Health Organization awarded him a World No Tobacco Day Award.[1][5][6]

Personal life

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Stöckli speaks all four official languages of Switzerland.[4] He is married to Katharina Stöckli, a teacher.

References

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  1. ^ a b "World No Tobacco Day 2022 awards – the winners". who.int. World Health Organization. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Official website of Hans Stöckli". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Watchdog Strahm bows out from friends and foes". SwissInfo. 31 August 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Ständeratspräsident Stöckli überrascht mit Geständnis". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Hans Stöckli erhält WHO-Award für «Kinder ohne Tabak»-Initiative". Aargauer Zeitung. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "L'OMS décerne un prix au conseiller aux États Hans Stöckli". 24 heures. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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