Ueli Maurer

Swiss Politician

Key facts

Vice president: Simonetta Sommaruga
Preceded by: Alain Berset
Succeeded by: Simonetta Sommaruga
President: Alain Berset
Parliamentary group: Swiss People's Party
Constituency: Zürich
Born: ( 1950-12-01 ) 1 December 1950 (age 75) , Wetzikon , Zürich , Switzerland
Party: Swiss People's Party
Spouse: Anne-Claude Peter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Ueli
Family name: Maurer
Gender: male
Citizenship: Switzerland
Place of birth: Wetzikon
Occupation: politician
Political party: Swiss People's Party
Languages spoken: German
Native language: Swiss German
Image: Ueli Maurer (2022).jpg
Number of children: 6
Work location: Bern

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Commons category: Ueli Maurer
date of birth: 1950-12-01
municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Adelboden
name in native language: Ueli Maurer
social media followers: 4361
base salary: 482958
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affiliation string: Federal Councillor of Finance of Switzerland

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Encyclopedic overview

Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer ( Swiss Standard German: [ˈʊlrɪç ˈmaʊrər]; born 1 December 1950) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019. Formerly head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (2009–2015), Maurer headed the Federal Department of Finance from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2022, he was the longest-serving sitting member of the Federal Council.

An accountant by occupation, Maurer chaired the Swiss People's Party from 1996 to 2008. Elected by the Swiss Federal Assembly to succeed Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid in 2008, he took office on 1 January 2009. Maurer served as Vice President of Switzerland for 2012 and 2018 and President of Switzerland for 2013 and 2019. He was reelected to the Federal Council in 2011, 2015, and 2019.

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