Gerhard Pfister
Gerhard Pfister | |
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Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
Assumed office 1 December 2003 | |
Constituency | Canton of Zug |
President of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | |
Assumed office 23 April 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oberägeri, Switzerland | 1 October 1962
Nationality | Swiss |
Political party | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
Alma mater | University of Fribourg |
Occupation | Politician / Educator |
Gerhard Pfister (born 1 October 1962) is a Swiss politician. He has served as a member of the National Council. Since 2016, he has been the president of the Christian Democrats.
Biography[]
Pfister was born on 1 October 1962 in Oberägeri in the Canton of Zug. His parents operated a private boarding school. He studied there before moving on to Disentis Abbey school. He studied philosophy and literature at the University of Fribourg. He taught at the school and took over operations after the death of his father in 1994. The school closed in 2012.[1]
In 1998, he was elected to the where he served through 2003. He then became the party president in Zug in 1999, a position he held in until 2008. He won a seat in the National Council in 2003.[1] He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.
In 2016, he was elected as the president of the Christian Democrats, succeeding Christophe Darbellay.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gerhard Pfister ist neuer CVP-Präsident" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. 2016-04-23.
- ^ "Darbellay passe le témoin à Gerhard Pfister" (in French). 20 minuten. 2016-04-23.
External links[]
- 1962 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Swiss politicians
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- University of Fribourg alumni
- People from the canton of Zug