Kaspar Villiger
| Kaspar Villiger | |
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| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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In office 1 February 1989 – 31 December 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Elisabeth Kopp |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| President of Switzerland | |
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In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 1995 |
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| Vice President | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz |
| Preceded by | Otto Stich |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz |
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In office 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2002 |
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| Vice President | Pascal Couchepin |
| Preceded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Minister of the Military | |
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In office 1 February 1989 – 31 December 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Arnold Koller |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1 January 1996 – 31 December 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Stich |
| Succeeded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
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In office 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2001 |
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| President | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Preceded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 February 1941 Pfeffikon, Lucerne |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer |
Kaspar Villiger (pronounced Caspar Feeleeger) (born 5 February 1941) is a Swiss businessman, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1989–2003).
On February 1, 1989, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council. He is affiliated to the Free Democratic Party (Liberals).
During his time in office he headed the following departments:
He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1995 and again in 2002.
In 1995 Kaspar Villiger apologized on occasion of an official visit by Dan Culler who was an internee in the Wauwilermoos internment camp during World War II. Dwight Mears, a U.S. Army officer, covered the apology in his 2012 PhD thesis on the American internees in Switzerland.
In September 2003, he announced he was to resign on 31 December 2003.
In 2004, he became member of the board of directors of Nestlé and Swiss Re.
On 15 April 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Swiss banking giant UBS, holding this post until 3 May 2012. His successor was Axel A. Weber.
Kaspar Villiger is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today’s national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with Heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them.
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