Andreas Burckhardt (politician)

Andreas Burckhardt (born May 21, 1951 in Basel ) is a Swiss politician ( LDP ) and manager .

Burckhardt attended high school on Münsterplatz , which he graduated with the Matura . He then studied Jus at the Universities of Basel and Geneva and received his doctorate . Burckhardt belonged to the secondary school association Paedagogia Basiliensis and is a member of the Zofingia .

As a member of the Burckhardt family and the « Daigs », he traditionally belongs to the LDP. He began his political career in the Citizens 'Council and as President of the Basel Citizens' Hospital . From 1997 to 2011 he was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt , and in 2006/07 he was President of the Grand Council.

From 1994 to 2011 he was director of the Basel Chamber of Commerce . In April 2011 he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baloise .

In the military, Andreas Burckhardt was Colonel and Commander of the City Command 211 (Basel) from 1997 to 1999. From 1996 to 2003 he was chief rifle master of the Basel fire rifles .

Burckhardt is married and has three children.

Web links

Biography at the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt ( Memento from October 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (will no longer be updated)
Entry in the short biographies of the LDP Basel-Stadt ( Memento from September 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Biography at Bâloise
"Politics in Basel has gotten poorer". Interview in: Basler Zeitung from February 1, 2011

Individual evidence

↑ Iso Ambühl: A “revolutionary” now commands the Baloise. Andreas Burckhardt will preside over the board of directors of the Basel insurer . In: NZZ am Sonntag , April 24, 2011, p. 31.

↑ Andreas Burckhardt is the new president. ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Media release of April 29, 2011 @1@ 2

↑ Chief Rifleman. Accessed June 9, 2019 (German).

personal data
SURNAME	Burckhardt, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baloise
DATE OF BIRTH	May 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basel

[1] Iso Ambühl: A “revolutionary” now commands the Baloise. Andreas Burckhardt will preside over the board of directors of the Basel insurer . In: NZZ am Sonntag , April 24, 2011, p. 31.