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    Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2010. A member of the Free...
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  • manufacturer Hans-Rudolf Merz (b. 1942), President of Switzerland (2009) HG Merz (b. 1947), German architect, museum designer Ivan Merz (1896–1928), blessed...
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    Keller-Sutter was a candidate for the Swiss Federal Council to succeed Hans-Rudolf Merz but failed to win the election; Johann Schneider-Ammann, a member of...
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  • Couchepin was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2008, and Hans-Rudolf Merz, instead of Blocher, was elected Vice President of the Federal Council...
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  • September 2010, after federal councillors Moritz Leuenberger (SP) and Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP.The Liberals) announced they would step down from the Federal...
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    1942) 1 January 2008 31 December 2008 Free Democratic Party Valais 161 Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 1942) 1 January 2009 31 December 2009 FDP.The Liberals Appenzell...
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    with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council. Hans-Rudolf Merz: Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens Archived 2009-03-27...
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  • 2005/2006: Rolf Büttiker 2006/2007: Peter Bieri Elected to replace Hans-Rudolf Merz President 2006/2007 Elected at the regular elections on April 29, 2007...
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    the 2010 election, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council as Hans-Rudolf Merz's successor. He took office on 1 November 2010 as the head of the Federal...
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  • Monarch and Head of State of Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II, Swiss politician Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss politician and Stadler Rail CEO Peter Spuhler...
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    office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 President Hans-Rudolf Merz Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger Head of the Department...
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    Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician serving as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 31 January...
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  • Prize laureate 1942 – James Hood, American activist (d. 2013) 1942 – Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation...
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    and get the release of the two Swiss businessmen, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz went to Tripoli in August 2009 to apologize for the arrests. This was...
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  • Dubochet, biophysicist 18 July – Adolf Ogi, politician 10 November – Hans-Rudolf Merz, politician 15 May – Annemarie Schwarzenbach, author and photographer...
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  • November 10 Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss federal councillor November 11 – K. Connie Kang, Korean American...
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    would leave the Federal Council as of 31 December 2010. At this time Hans-Rudolf Merz had been expected to resign as well and there were talks between the...
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    (1926–2014), former co-director of Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft Hans-Rudolf Merz, (born 1942), member of the Swiss Federal Council (2003–2010) Markus...
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  • December 2007 Justice and Police SVP/UDC — Not reelected. F13 108 Hans-Rudolf Merz AR 10 December 2003 1 November 2010 Finance FDP/PRD 2009 G16 109 Doris...
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    between France, Germany and Italy. In August 2009 Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz visited Tripoli and issued a public apology to Libya for the arrest...
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  • Samuel Schmid (until December), then Ueli Maurer Micheline Calmy-Rey Hans-Rudolf Merz Doris Leuthard Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf 27 August – Anna Göldi, who...
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    Switzerland. Israeli officials, angered by a meeting between Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz and the Iranian president, recalled its ambassador to Switzerland,...
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  • Confederation (2007) Pascal Couchepin, President of the Confederation (2008) Hans-Rudolf Merz, President of the Confederation (2009) Doris Leuthard, President of...
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  • Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)  Ukraine President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine...
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    2008 – 31 December 2008 Vice President Hans-Rudolf Merz Preceded by Micheline Calmy-Rey Succeeded by Hans-Rudolf Merz In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December...
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    Ritschard 1984–1995: Otto Stich 1996–2003: Kaspar Villiger 2004–2010: Hans-Rudolf Merz 2010–2016: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf 2016–2022: Ueli Maurer 2023–present:...
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  • exemptions. His successor, Swiss Finance Minister Federal Councilor Hans-Rudolf Merz, went further and launched the idea of a simplified VAT in 2003. In...
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    2009, Israeli officials, angered by a meeting between Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz and the Iranian president, recalled its ambassador to Switzerland,...
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    to support their endeavour.’ President of the Swiss Confederation Hans-Rudolf Merz greeted new Bangla-deshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina .In a message...
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  • Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-10. "Prince Hans-Adam II". Fuerstenhaus.li. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved...
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