Hans Höhener

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Hans Höhener (born January 4, 1947 in Teufen ) is a Swiss politician .

Politics as a calling

Hans Höhener is a member of the FDP, the Liberals of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and at the age of 23 was already a member of the Teufen AR municipal council . Only two years later he was elected to the Cantonal Council of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. From 1976 to 1982 Höhener was editor-in-chief of the Appenzeller Tagblatt , 1981–1997 member of the government council of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 1998–2011 president of the Federal Sports Commission and 2004–2010 president of the Swiss cable cars.

Hans Höhener was elected to the government council of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden at a very young age. At 38, he became Landammann for the first time until he announced his resignation in 1997. His last Landsgemeinde as Landammann was also the last ever, because a few weeks later it was abolished at the ballot box.

Political focus

1989 was Höhener's greatest political success, the introduction of women's suffrage for the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

"Säntis - the Hotel" project

From 1989 to 2016 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Säntis-Schwebebahn AG . In this role, he played a key role in driving the project for the hotel on Schwägalp, which opened in 2016 .

Recent Activity

Hans Höhener has been President of Appenzellerland Sport / Sportschule Appenzellerland since 2004. In 2012, Höhener was elected by the Association of Public Transport (VöV) as the new ombudsman for German-speaking Switzerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Politics out of attachment to home , Erich Niederer, Tagblatt Online, article from December 28, 2007
  2. ^ Organization, Board of Directors Säntis-Schwebebahn AG , accessed on June 27, 2016
  3. ↑ Hans Höhener , Tagblatt online from December 8, 2015, accessed on June 27, 2016
  4. ^ Organization, Board of Directors Säntis-Schwebebahn AG , accessed on March 30, 2013
  5. ↑ Höhener becomes ÖV ombudsman , Tagblatt online from July 3, 2012, accessed on March 31, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Höhener, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Teufen AR