Jean-Jacques Hegg
Jean-Jacques Hegg (born November 10, 1930 in Basel ) is a Swiss politician ( SD ) and journalist .
education and profession
He went through the schools in Basel and obtained the Matura type B there . He then studied medicine in Basel , Paris and Geneva . In 1957 he passed the state examination and in 1960 he received his doctorate on pain medication abuse. In 1964 he obtained the FMH diploma as a specialist in psychiatry . From 1965 to 1992 he was an employee of the Aviation Medical Institute in Dübendorf. As such, he was jointly responsible for the selection of prospective military and Swissair pilots . Since 1993 he has been working full-time in his own medical practice. He was a major in the Swiss Army .
In 1955, Hegg was Swiss champion in the 400-meter run. In 1969 he founded the working group for sports psychology . From 1974 to 1982 he was the President of the Swiss Society for Sports Medicine .
politics
The member of the National Action Committee began his political career in 1974 as a councilor in Dübendorf , a mandate that he held - with interruptions - until 2004. From 1983 to 1985 he was in the National Council and from 1987 to 1991 in the Cantonal Council of Zurich .
From 1980 to 1990, Hegg was editor-in-chief of the party newspaper Volk and home of the National Action , the predecessor party of the Swiss Democrats. Today he is jointly responsible for the party newspaper Schweizer Demokratie . As a journalist, Hegg complained about the dwindling "Germanic blood" in Europe. He advocated apartheid in South Africa and called for the immigration of non-whites to be restricted in Switzerland . Hegg is opposed to Switzerland joining the EEA and the EU . He wrote a book entitled Biopolitics about his anti-globalist and ecological thinking. He also wrote articles on sports medicine, sports psychology, ethnology, population policy, and other topics.
literature
- Jürg Frischknecht , Ueli Haldimann , Peter Niggli: The uncanny patriots. 5th edition. Limmat-Verlag, Zurich 1984, pp. 745-750.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hegg, Jean-Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (SD) and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |