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Johann Schneider-Ammann
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| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016 |
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| Vice President | Doris Leuthard |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Succeeded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 |
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| President | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Succeeded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research | |
| In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Succeeded by | Karin Keller-Sutter |
| Personal details | |
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Johann Niklaus Schneider
18 February 1952 Sumiswald, Switzerland |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party (until 2009) FDP.The Liberals (since 2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Katharina Ammann |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Langenthal |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich INSEAD |
Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann (born Schneider, 18 February 1952) is a Swiss businessman and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2018. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2016. During his tenure as a Federal Councillor, Schneider-Ammann headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Biography
Origin and private career
The son of a veterinarian born in Sumiswald in the canton of Bern, Schneider-Ammann graduated as an electrical engineer from the ETH Zürich in 1977 and obtained a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in France in 1983. From 1990 to 2010, he acted as the head of his family's mechanical engineering company, Ammann Group, in the fourth generation, when he passed control over the company to his two children. Schneider-Ammann is married, has two children and lives in Langenthal.
Other activities
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors
- Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member
