Adolf Ogi

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Adolf Ogi
Ogi in 2000
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
In office
28 February 2001 – April 2008
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilli Lemke
President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Preceded byRuth Dreifuss
Succeeded byMoritz Leuenberger
In office
1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded byRené Felber
Succeeded byOtto Stich
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office
1 January 1988 – 31 December 2000
Preceded byLeon Schlumpf
Succeeded bySamuel Schmid
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
PresidentRuth Dreifuss
Preceded byRuth Dreifuss
Succeeded byMoritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born (1942-07-18) 18 July 1942 (age 81)
Kandersteg, Switzerland
Political partySVP
SpouseKatrin Marti
Children2
Residence(s)Geneva, Switzerland

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 Bern. He handed over office on 31 December 2000.[3]

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

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]

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]

Ogi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the European University.[10]

Ogi released a biography entitled Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman.[11][12]

Ogi received the Gold Olympic Order in the year 2000.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Curriculum vitae Adolf Ogi". parlament.ch. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24.
  2. ^ "Biography". premium-speakers.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ^ "Adolf Ogi". admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
  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". un.org.
  5. ^ "The new Centennial - Legendary New Year's Speech of Minister Adolf Ogi (GER/Swiss)". myswissvideo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  6. ^ "Adolf Ogi". gcint.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  7. ^ "The UN's Perspective on Sport & Development". sportanddev.org.
  8. ^ "Building Sustainable Peace Through Sport. Together". peace-sport.org. 29 December 2007.
  9. ^ "Adolf Ogi, ancien conseiller fédéral" [Adolf Ogi, former federal councillor]. soupe.rts.ch (in French). 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  10. ^ "Launch of Adolf Ogi's Biography in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a Great Success". prnewswire.com. 28 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Launch of Adolf Ogi's biograph in English at United Nations HQ Geneva - a great success". presseportal.ch. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Launch of English-language biography of President Adolf Ogi: "Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman"". unog.ch. 14 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Gold Olympic Order awarded to Adolf Ogi". IOC. December 13, 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2011.

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