Adolf Ogi

Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.[1]

Adolf Ogi
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
In office 28 February 2001 – Apil 2008
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Willi Lemke
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
In office 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded by	René Felber
Succeeded by	Otto Stich
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1 January 1988 – 31 December 2000
Preceded by	Leon Schlumpf
Succeeded by	Samuel Schmid
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999
President	Ruth Dreifuss
Preceded by	Ruth Dreifuss
Succeeded by	Moritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born	18 July 1942 Kandersteg, Switzerland
Political party	SVP
Spouse(s)	Katrin Marti
Children	2
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland

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

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

• Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 – 1995)[4]
• Federal Military Department (from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 – 2000)[5]

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

1. "Curriculum vitae Adolf Ogi". parlament.ch. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24.
2. "Biography". premium-speakers.ch.
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.
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.

External links

• UN Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace
• Profile of Adolf Ogi with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Adolf Ogi in the German National Library catalogue
• Business activities of Adolf Ogi, Swiss Register of Corporations