Nik Gugger

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Nik Gugger (2009)

Niklaus "Nik" Samuel Gugger (born May 1, 1970 in Udupi , India ) is a Swiss social entrepreneur and politician ( EPP ). He has been a member of the Swiss National Council since the 2017 winter session .

Live and act

Nik Gugger spent the first years of his life in Thalassery (India). His parents were involved in a development project run by the Swiss Protestant Churches' aid organization HEKS. When Nik Gugger was four years old, the family moved to Uetendorf, Switzerland .

Through his father's work in the Uetendorfberg Foundation, which offers living and working opportunities for people with hearing, speech and multiple impairments, Nik Gugger came into contact with disabled people at an early stage. Later his parents took over the management of the new old people's home in the village, so that Nik Gugger grew up in the vicinity of elderly people. Gugger made his first experiences in social work as a leader in the CEVI and in the parish of Uetendorf.

After finishing school, Nik Gugger completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic in Steffisburg . A subsequent social internship in Colombia led him to the profession of youth and social worker .

Gugger has been married since 1994 and has three children with his wife. He lives with his family in Winterthur .

In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Odisha , India, for his social commitment to children and young people .

Social entrepreneur

After his first job as a youth worker in Lindau ZH , Nik Gugger switched to church youth work in Wülflingen, a district of Winterthur. There he did pioneering work in the development of school social work and was a member of the working group for the development of the mission statement for open youth work in Winterthur. At the same time, Gugger studied social work at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland from 1995 to 1999 and social management at the FHNW , in innovation management at the Center for Agogy ZAK in Basel / University of Amsterdam from 2004 to 2006 and in political communication at the ZHAW .

From 2003 to 2018, Nik Gugger headed the Factory Church in Winterthur , a youth church financed by the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich and the Reformed City of Winterthur . Nik Gugger's resignation was preceded by a rift between the Factory Church and the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich, which ended in the termination of the service contract with the Factory Church.

Gugger worked for the insurance company Elvia in various parts of the world to bring travelers home safely, including in Thailand after the tsunami of December 26, 2004 .

In Thalassery, Gugger is responsible for the Gundert Foundation's aid organization, which is committed to modern education for children of all castes.

Nik Gugger is a part-time co-founder and board member of the consulting company Herzkraftwerk AG in Winterthur, which offers coaching for decision-makers from business and non-profit organizations. He is also one of the founders of the independent internet portal jugendarbeit.ch, which was launched in 1998 .

Nik Gugger is the owner of the Concordia restaurant in Winterthur.

politics

Nik Gugger is a member of the central board of the Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (EPP). From 2002 to 2014 he was a member of the city council of Winterthur . Since May 2008, he has headed the EPP group as group president. In the 2010 city council election in Winterthur, he achieved an absolute majority and with eighth place just missed admission to the seven-member committee.

From 2014 to 2017 he was a member of the Zurich Cantonal Council . In the elections for the Government Council of the Canton of Zurich on April 12, 2015, Nik Gugger stood as a candidate for the EPP, but it was not enough for a seat.

In the 2015 National Council elections, Nik Gugger made it to the first substitute place after Maja Ingold . On November 27, 2017, he moved up to the National Council. He was re-elected to the National Council on October 20, 2019.

Nik Gugger's political focus is on financial and social issues.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lisa Aeschlimann: Gugger is an Indian honorary doctor . In: The Landbote . May 9, 2019 ( online [accessed May 22, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Marisa Eggli, Martin Freuler, Roger Tacheron: A showman pushes onto the big stage. Landbote Online, February 6, 2010, accessed April 26, 2011 .
  3. ^ Mission statement for open youth work in Winterthur. (PDF) Mission statement working group of youth workers in open youth work, Winterthur, March 1999, accessed on April 26, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Christian Gurtner: Rift in the factory church - Gugger resigns. In: Der Landbote from June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Delegation from Switzerland visits Gundert school. The Hindu, April 11, 2006, accessed April 24, 2011 .
  6. ↑ SHAB: Herzkraftwerk AG. moneyhouse commercial register and company data, accessed on April 26, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Minutes of the 6th and 7th meeting of the City Council in the 2014/2015 year of office on August 25, 2014. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Winterthur City Council, August 25, 2014, archived from the original on November 6, 2014 ; accessed on November 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / stadt.winterthur.ch
  8. ↑ flo: Nik Gugger wants to defend Winterthur's EPP city council seat. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 25, 2009, accessed April 24, 2011 .
  9. ^ Martin Gmür: Winterthur's middle candidates flirt with the economy. Tages-Anzeiger Online, August 20, 2009, accessed April 24, 2011 .
  10. ↑ rd: Economy wants to vote out two city councilors. Tages-Anzeiger Online, September 1, 2009, accessed April 24, 2011 .
  11. ↑ sda / frua / weis: FDP wins second seat in Winterthur government. SFDRS, March 7, 2010, accessed April 24, 2011 .
  12. ↑ Swearing-in. 17,211 business of parliament. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
  13. ^ Adrian Schulthess: No going out for under 16s after 10 p.m.? 20 minutes, July 12, 2006, accessed April 26, 2011 .
  14. ↑ tif: Christian nativity scene gets no money. Tages-Anzeiger Online, December 23, 2009, accessed April 26, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Gugger, Nik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gugger, Niklaus Samuel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (EPP) and social entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Udupi , India