Markus Kündig

Markus Kündig (born October 12, 1931 in Zug ; † November 13, 2011 ; resident in Sarmenstorf ) was a Swiss entrepreneur , association official and politician ( CVP ).

Live and act

Kündig was born as the son of the printer's owner , long-time president of the Zug trade association and conservative politician Josef Kündig . He attended high school in Zug and Stans , the commercial school in Freiburg and the Zurich School of Applied Arts . Kündig trained as a book printer in Zurich , England and Germany . From 1956 he worked in his father's company, which he took over in 1964 and ran until 1999.

From 1978 to 1987 he was President of the Association of Graphic Companies and from 1984 to 1998 of the Association of the Swiss Advertising Industry . From 1982 to 1991 he presided over the Swiss Trade Association . Kündig was a member of the board of directors of Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft and UBS from 1982 to 2002 . From 1983 to 1998 he was a member of the board of directors of Zurich Insurance Company . In the 1990s, Kündig played a key role in the merger of the three Lucerne daily newspapers into the Neue Luzerner Zeitung .

Kündig was a member of the Zug municipal council from 1963 to 1974 , which he chaired in 1971/72. From 1975 to 1988 he was a Cantonal Councilor in Zug . From March 4, 1974 to December 16, 1994, Kündig was a member of the Council of States of the Canton of Zug. He was president of the Council of States commission for drafting the law on occupational benefits . In 1984/1985 he presided over the Council of States.

literature

Renato Morosoli: Quit, Markus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Web links

Markus Kündig in the doku-zug.ch database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Alt CVP Council of States Markus Kündig is dead. In: NZZ Online . November 14, 2011, accessed September 17, 2016.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Markus Kündig on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals ) , accessed on September 17, 2016.
^ Renato Morosoli: Kündig, Markus. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz ., Accessed on September 17, 2016.

personal data
SURNAME	Resign, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss entrepreneur, association official and politician (CVP)
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	train
DATE OF DEATH	November 13, 2011

[nzz-1] Alt CVP Council of States Markus Kündig is dead. In: NZZ Online . November 14, 2011, accessed September 17, 2016.

[pch-2] Markus Kündig on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals ) , accessed on September 17, 2016.

[3] Renato Morosoli: Kündig, Markus. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz ., Accessed on September 17, 2016.