Hans Hollenstein

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Hans Hollenstein (2010)

Hans Hollenstein (born February 23, 1949 in Winterthur ) is a Swiss politician ( CVP ).

Job and family

Hans Hollenstein completed a commercial apprenticeship in Winterthur and studied economics at the University of Bern . He was a research assistant at the University of St. Gallen and received his doctorate in 1985 with the work Top Manager in Switzerland: Origin, Education, Career, Position in Society . He then worked as a staff member at Winterthur Insurance . From October 2012 until the end of 2019 he was President of the Swiss Federal Postal Commission PostCom . He was followed by Géraldine Savary .

He lives with his wife Margrit Hollenstein-Gerig and two adopted children in Winterthur-Wülflingen.

politics

City council in Winterthur

Hollenstein has been a full-time city ​​councilor of Winterthur since 1990 .

In the city of Winterthur Hollenstein was responsible for safety and the environment, so among other things, police and fire brigade , the civil defense , the environment , the health sector , the unemployment system and the registry office. In 2001 he was also deputy head of the orphaned school and sports department.

Hollenstein made a name for himself with two topics: security - political opponents call him a “ stoner hunter ” - and aircraft noise distribution around Zurich Airport . In connection with the latter, Hollenstein presides over the Eastern Region.

Government Council

In 2003, Hollenstein ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the government council of the canton of Zurich. On February 27, 2005, he made himself available again for the same office after his party had nominated him as a candidate to succeed the previous Finance Minister Christian Huber . Since none of the three candidates for the vacant seat (Hollenstein, Toni Bortoluzzi - SVP, Ruth Genner - Greens ) achieved the absolute majority , a second ballot took place on April 10, 2005, in which Hollenstein nominated the new SVP candidate, Bruno Heinzelmann , clearly struck with almost twice as many votes. Heinzelmann had taken the place of Bortoluzzi, who was no longer running, and the Greens decided not to participate again.

In May 2010 he took up the post of President of the Cantonal Government Council for the 2010/2011 year of office.

In the government council elections on April 3, 2011, Hans Hollenstein achieved an absolute majority of the votes, but was not re-elected as the surplus.

honors and awards

Hollenstein is a member of the Oekonomia Zürich and an honorary member of the Catholic student association AV Turicia Zürich in the Swiss Student Association (Schw. StV.) .

Fonts

  • Top managers in Switzerland: origin, education, career, position in society , inaugural dissertation to obtain the title of Doctor rerum politicarum of the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Bern; Bern: Haupt, 1987, ISBN 3-258-03866-X (339 pages; 23 cm; first published as a dissertation, University of Bern, 1985)
  • Strategic management in administration: a guide for legislative planning , Bern: Haupt, 2001 (scope 169 pp.: Ill., Series of working papers on public management, ISBN 3-258-06290-0 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreas Valda: Data lock at the post office is free. In: Tages-Anzeiger of August 30, 2012 (archive)
  2. ^ Federal Council elects Géraldine Savary as the new President of PostCom. In: admin.ch , December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Fehr and Graf in the Zurich Government Council. In: NZZ Online . April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Hollenstein, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (CVP)
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Winterthur , Canton of Zurich