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'''Hans Stöckli''' (born April |
'''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). |
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==Biography== |
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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 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> |
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Hans Stöckli | |
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| President of the Council of States | |
| In office 2 December 2019 – 30 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-René Fournier |
| Succeeded by | Alex Kuprecht |
| First Vice President of the Council of States | |
| In office 26 November 2018 – 2 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-René Fournier |
| Succeeded by | Alex Kuprecht |
| Member of the Council of States | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Bern |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 20 September 2004 – 4 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Bern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1952 Wattenwil, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
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), National Council (2004–2011) and Grand Council of Bern (2002–2004).
Biography
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.[1][2]
He was re-elected 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 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. [3]
Personal life
Stöckli speaks all four official languages of Switzerland. [3]
He is married to Katharina Stöckli, a teacher.
References
- ^ "Official website of Hans Stöckli". Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Watchdog Strahm bows out from friends and foes". SwissInfo. 2008-08-31.
- ^ a b "Ständeratspräsident Stöckli überrascht mit Geständnis". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 2019-12-02.
