| Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf LLD | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Christoph Blocher |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 01 January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Christoph Blocher |
| Born | 16 March 1956 |
| Political party | SVP/UDC Grisons[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Zürich |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 16 March 1956) is a Swiss lawyer, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2008. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Christoph Blocher (born 11 October 1940, Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss Politician, Industrialist, and The Federal Department of Justice and Police ( French: Département fédéral de justice et police, German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Christoph Blocher (born 11 October 1940, Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss Politician, Industrialist, and Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Swiss People's Party (SVP also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC is a Political party in Switzerland. Graubünden or Grisons ( German:, gʁaʊˈbyndən Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Zurich ( German: Universität Zürich) located in the city of Zurich, is the largest University in Switzerland A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal
Widmer-Schlumpf is married and has three children. She is the daughter of former federal councillor Leon Schlumpf. Leon Schlumpf (born February 3, 1925) is a Swiss Politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987 She is the second federal councillor whose father had held the same office, after Eugène Ruffy, and the sixth woman to be elected to the Swiss Federal Council. Eugène Ruffy ( August 2, 1854 - October 25, 1919) was a Swiss politician
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Career in Grisons
Widmer-Schlumpf received her degree in law at the University of Zürich in 1981 and her LLD in 1990. The University of Zurich ( German: Universität Zürich) located in the city of Zurich, is the largest University in Switzerland She worked as a lawyer from 1987 to 1998. She was elected to the district court of Trin in 1985, presiding from 1991 to 1997. Trin is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. As a member of the Swiss People's Party, she was the cantonal legislative of Grisons 1994 to 1998, and in 1998 was elected to the cantonal government as the first woman, acting as president in 2001 and 2005. The Swiss People's Party (SVP also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC is a Political party in Switzerland. This article lists the executive and legislative organs of the Cantons of Switzerland, as well as the current number of members This is a List of office-holders in 2005 in Switzerland. See also 2005 in Switzerland.
Election to the Federal Council
Widmer-Schlumpf was named as an alternative candidate to Christoph Blocher by the Christian Democrat, Social Democrat and Green fractions in the Swiss Federal Council elections of 12 December 2007. Christoph Blocher (born 11 October 1940, Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss Politician, Industrialist, and The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Also called Christian-Democratic Party Christlich Demokratische Volkspartei (CVP Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP Parti socialiste suisse (PS Partito Socialista The Green Party of Switzerland (Grüne Partei der Schweiz Les verts Parti écologiste suisse I Verdi Partito ecologista svizzero La Verda Partida ecologica svizra "The Greens Swiss On December 12, 2007, all seven members of the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland, were elected by the joint chambers of the Federal Assembly In the first round, she received 116 votes, compared to 111 votes for Blocher. In the second round, she was elected federal councillor with 125 votes, 115 votes going to Blocher and 6 spurious, empty or invalid. The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal She accepted her election on 13 December 2007. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Expulsion from the party
After her election, Widmer-Schlumpf was intensely opposed by the national leadership of the Swiss People's Party, who denounced her as a traitor to her party for accepting an election that she won without the support of the party. Immediately after her election, she was excluded from the party's group's meetings, as was her colleague Samuel Schmid. Parliamentary group and parliamentary party are terms used to refer to the representation of a Political party or Electoral fusion of parties in a Samuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947) has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2000. [2]
In another unprecedented development in Swiss politics, on 2 April 2008 the national party leadership called upon Widmer-Schlumpf to resign from the Federal Council at once and to leave the party. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Widmer-Schlumpf declined to do so and on June 1, the national Swiss People's Party expelled its whole Grisons section because it had declined to expel Widmer-Schlumpf. Graubünden or Grisons ( German:, gʁaʊˈbyndən Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost Due to its legal setup, the national party could not expel Widmer-Schlumpf directly.
Works
- Voraussetzungen der Konzession bei Radio und Fernsehen. doctorate thesis. Helbing und Lichtenhahn, Basel 1990, ISBN 3-7190-1157-7.
References
- ^ Following the expulsion of that section from the mother party, the national SVP/UDC no longer recognises Widmer-Schlumpf as a member.
- ^ BBC News. Far-right leaves Swiss government, 13 December 2007. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Profile of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Official biography
- homepage at the conference of cantonal finance directors
- Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf: CV.
- "Swiss MPs reject far-right leader", BBC News, 12 December 2007.
- Widmer-Schlumpf accepts cabinet post, swissinfo 13 December 2007.
- Swiss consensus government falls as rightists quit, Reuters, 13 December 2007.
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| Preceded by Christoph Blocher | Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2008 – present | Incumbent |
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