Ernst Rüesch
Ernst Rüesch (born June 12, 1928 in St. Gallen ; † May 21, 2015 there ; entitled to live in Gaiserwald ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ) from the canton of St. Gallen .
Rüesch was a trained secondary school teacher and from 1972 to 1988 he headed the education department as a member of the St. Gallen cantonal government . At the national level, he chaired the conference of cantonal directors of education . In 1989 he received an honorary doctorate in political science from the University of St. Gallen for his formative role in the educational policy of the canton and Switzerland .
From 1987 to 1995 Rüesch was a member of the Council of States , where, among other things, he chaired the Finance Commission and stood out as a representative of the interests of Eastern Switzerland and the economy.
On a part-time basis, Rüesch was, among other things, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland and, as a brigadier of the Swiss Army, commander of Border Brigade 8 .
literature
- Wolfgang Göldi: Rüesch, Ernst. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Jörg Krummenacher: Distinctive personality of education policy: On the death of the old St. Gallen Council of States and Government Councilor Ernst Rüesch . Neue Zürcher Zeitung of May 23, 2015, p. 13.
- Literature by and about Ernst Rüesch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ernst Rüesch: A life portrait / recorded by Liana Ruckstuhl. [Ed .: Ernst Rüesch; Liana Ruckstuhl]. St. Gallen 2012. 218 pp.: Ill.; ISBN 978-3-908151-68-5
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rüesch, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (FDP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 2015 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |