Adrian Amstutz
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Adrian Amstutz (born December 2, 1953) is a Swiss politician and member of the National Council from the Canton of Berne.
Amstutz was born and lives in the rural village of Sigriswil. As a young man, he served in the elite parachute reconnaissance unit of the Swiss Air Force and won the 1978 World Cup in the parachuting/giant slalom combination discipline.[1] Trained as an architectural draftsman and head mason, he had to abandon plans for an academic education after marrying his girlfriend, and founded his own construction planning company instead.[1]
In 1993, Amstutz entered politics as mayor of Sigriswil, joining the conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP). In 1998, he was elected to the Grand Council of Bern. He joined the National Council in 2003 and was re-elected in the 2007 elections, garnering more votes than any other candidate in the canton. Unlike most of his colleagues from the Bernese branch of the SVP, his politics match the far-right course of the national party, which has caused him to be considered as a potential successor to Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid, to SVP president Ueli Maurer or to Bernese Executive Councillor Werner Luginbühl.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Stefan Bühler. "Mit der Motorsäge auf dem Weg nach ganz oben", NZZ am Sonntag, 28 October 2007.
[edit] External links
- Biography of Adrian Amstutz on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)
- Personal website
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