Jean-Pierre Bonny

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Jean-Pierre Bonny

Jean-Pierre Bonny (born June 20, 1931 in Bern , resident in Bremgarten near Bern and Chevroux ) is a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

education and profession

Bonny graduated from high school in Bern in 1950 and then began studying law in the federal city. In 1956 he became an advocate in the canton of Bern. From 1957 to 1961 he worked in the federal finance administration and then moved to Swissair in 1962 . From 1963 to 1972 he worked for the Swiss Trade Association and from 1972 to 1984 at the Federal Office for Industry, Commerce and Labor (BIGA) (from 1974 as director). He has had his own office as a business consultant since 1984. Bonny was also a member of the board of directors of various private companies, including the Allgemeine Plakatgesellschaft , Galenica , Ascom , Berna Biotech and Frutiger AG .

Political career

He held his first political mandate from 1960 to 1962 in the Bern city council. In 1967 he was elected to the local council of Bremgarten near Bern . Three years later (1970) he was elected to the Bern Grand Council , whose seat he held until 1973. The following year he also resigned from the local council. In 1983 he was elected to the National Council and was, among other things, President of the Finance Commission (1992/93). In the Federal Council elections in 1982 he was a promising candidate, but was defeated by Rudolf Friedrich. He did not run for the general election of the National Council in 1999.

Bonny Foundation

Bonny founded the Bonny Foundation for Freedom . Bonny has contributed 10 million Swiss francs to the foundation for this purpose . The prize has been awarded annually since 2013. The prize is endowed with CHF 100,000.

Private

Bonny was married and lives in Bremgarten near Bern. He was a colonel in the Swiss Army .

literature

  • Michael Hug: Jean-Pierre Bonny, a life balance . Olten: Knapp, 2018. 237 pp. ISBN 9783906311425

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Peter Ziegler: Jean Pierre Bonny - a liberal one-off. NZZ, August 30, 2018, accessed on February 1, 2020
  2. ↑ Councilors since 1848. Retrieved September 22, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Board of Trustees bonny-stiftung.ch, accessed on February 1, 2020
  4. ↑ Prize winners. bonny-stiftung.ch, accessed on February 1, 2020
  5. ↑ Michael Hug: Memories of a Bernese Liberal. Berner Zeitung, March 12, 2018, accessed on February 1, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Bonny, Jean-Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern