Adolf Ogi

Adolf Ogi
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded by	René Felber
Succeeded by	Otto Stich
Member of the Federal Council
In office 1 January 1988 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Leon Schlumpf
Succeeded by	Samuel Schmid
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
President	Ruth Dreifuss
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born	18 July 1942 Kandersteg, Switzerland
Political party	SVP
Spouse(s)	Katrin Marti
Children	2
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Religion	Swiss Reformed

Ogi (left) greets William Cohen, then Secretary of Defence of the United States.

Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.^[1]

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987,^[2] as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne. He handed over office on 31 December 2000.^[3]

During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments:

• Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 – 1995)^[4]
• Federal Military Department (from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 – 2000)^[5]

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1993 and 2000.^[6]

From 2001 to 2008, Ogi was a Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Secretary-General.^[7]

Mr Ogi is today an Ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport.^[8][9]

Adolf Ogi holds a Doctor Honoris Causa from European University.^[10]

Mr. Adolf Ogi released a biography called "Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman".^[11][12]

References

1. "Curriculum vitae Adolf Ogi". http://www.parlament.ch. External link in |journal= (help)
2. "Biography". http://www.premium-speakers.ch. External link in |journal= (help)
3. "Adolf Ogi". http://www.admin.ch. External link in |journal= (help)
4. "Le Secrétaire général a nommé M. Adolf Ogi, ancien Président de la Suisse, Conseiller spécial pour le sport au service du développement et de la paix". http://www.un.org. External link in |journal= (help)
5. "The new Centennial - Legendary New Year’s Speech of Minister Adolf Ogi (GER/Swiss)". http://www.myswissvideo.com. External link in |journal= (help)
6. "Adolf Ogi". http://www.gcint.org. External link in |journal= (help)
7. "The UN's Perspective on Sport & Development". http://www.sportanddev.org. External link in |journal= (help)
8. "Building Sustainable Peace Through Sport. Together". http://www.peace-sport.org. 29 December 2007. External link in |journal= (help)
9. "Adolf Ogi, ancien conseiller fédéral". http://soupe.rts.ch. 3 June 2012. External link in |journal= (help)
10. "Launch of Adolf Ogi's Biography in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a Great Success". http://www.prnewswire.com. 28 February 2014. External link in |journal= (help)
11. "Launch of Adolf Ogi's biograph in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a great success". http://www.presseportal.ch. 28 February 2014. External link in |journal= (help)
12. "Launch of English-language biography of President Adolf Ogi: "Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman"". http://www.unog.ch. 14 February 2014. External link in |journal= (help)

External links

• UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
• Profile of Adolf Ogi with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Adolf Ogi in the German National Library catalogue
• Business activities of Adolf Ogi, Swiss Register of Corporations