Martin Schmid (politician)

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Martin Schmid (2019)

Martin Schmid (born May 24, 1969 ; resident in Vals and Splügen ) is a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

Life

After primary and secondary school in Splügen Schmid attended high school in the Grisons cantonal school in Chur and completed the Matura Type E . From 1991 he studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and graduated in 1995 with a diploma . During his student days he became a member of the Swiss Zofinger Association . In 1997 he was admitted to the bar , and in 2005 he received his doctorate. iur. HSG. From 1997 to 2000 he was a research assistant at the Institute for Finance and Finance Law at the University of St. Gallen. From 2000 to 2002 he worked as a freelance lawyer specializing in tax and finance law and also worked part-time for PricewaterhouseCoopers .

From 1994 to 2002 he was a member of the legislative council of the canton of Grisons . On March 24, 2002 he was elected to the Government Council of the Canton of Graubünden on January 1, 2003 . From 2003 to 2008 he headed the Department of Justice, Security and Health. In 2007 he was the district president. From January 1, 2008, he headed the Department of Finance and Municipalities. In the parliamentary elections on October 23, 2011 , Martin Schmid was elected to the Council of States and gave up his mandate as a member of the government. In the elections in 2015 and 2019 he was confirmed in office.

In addition to his function as a Council of States, he also works as a lawyer . He is also a member of the boards of directors of numerous companies, for example SwissLife , Calanda Group , Engadiner Kraftwerke , Repower , Elettricità Industriale, Association of the Swiss Gas Industry , Swissgas , Siegfried Holding AG and others.

Schmid is single, lives in a partnership and has two sons and a daughter. He lives in Splügen and Chur.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Markus Ehinger: The Kdt grew up in Rothrist and Zofingen . In: Zofinger Tagblatt , January 15, 2004, p. 1.
  2. Martin Schmid. Retrieved July 3, 2020 .