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Elmar Ledergerber (born April 4, 1944 in Engelberg ; resident in Andwil SG and Zurich ) is a Swiss politician ( SP ). From 2002 to 2009 he was mayor of Zurich.

Education

Ledergerber studied from 1965 at the University of Freiburg , where he graduated in 1968 with a licentiate in history ( lic.phil I ). From 1968 to 1971 he studied foreign trade and economics at the HSG . In 1979 he was awarded a Dr. oec. HSG is doing his doctorate .

politics

Ledergerber was a member of the Zurich Cantonal Council from 1979 to 1987 and a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1998 . From the end of 1995 to the beginning of 1998 he was a member of the National Council's Commissions for Transport and Telecommunications (KVF-NR) and Economics and Taxes (WAK-NR). In 1998 he was elected to the Zurich City Council as head of the building construction department . In 2002 he was elected mayor to succeed Josef Estermann and was confirmed in this office in 2006. From 2000, Ledergerber was a delegate of the city council on the board of directors of Zurich Airport . He left the board of directors in 2011. On October 22, 2008, he announced his resignation as mayor in spring 2009 for family reasons.

In 2007 Ledergerber was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor . From 2009 to 2015 he was President of Zurich Tourism . On May 17, 2010, in his column on Radio Suisse Romande , he spoke out in favor of a boycott of Israel and against its admission to the OECD .

Private

Elmar Ledergerber has lived in Wiedikon since 1985 . He has a daughter and two sons.

literature

swell

  1. ↑ Protocol GV 11/2011. In: flughafen-zuerich.ch, p. 13, accessed on June 8, 2015 (PDF file)
  2. ↑ nzz.ch: Zurich's Mayor Ledergerber resigns from October 22, 2008
  3. ↑ 20min.ch: Elmar Ledergerber was made Knight of Honor , November 7, 2007
  4. ↑ ambafrance-ch.org: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur pour le maire de Zurich - November 5, 2007 , November 7, 2007
  5. ↑ Ledergerber's next resignation In: Tages-Anzeiger / Newsnet of March 31, 2015
  6. ^ Ledergerber against Israel: "Good night, Swiss tourism". In: Tages-Anzeiger from May 28, 2010
predecessor Office successor
Josef Estermann Mayor of Zurich
2002–2009 		Corine Mauch
personal data
SURNAME Leather tanner, Elmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (SP)
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelberg