René Aebischer

René Aebischer (born September 19, 1941 in Merenschwand ; † July 1, 2012 in Friborg in Üechtland ) was a Swiss politician and State Chancellor of the Canton of Friborg . He was a member of the Christian Democratic Party.

Life

Catholic , from St. Antoni , his parents were Joseph Aebischer, post office owner in Alterswil , who came from a family of craftsmen, and Ida nee. Räber, midwife from a rural background. René Aebischer had two sisters and a brother. He married Ursula Grüter, von Kloten (ZH), who went to school in Bern and was a nurse. His father-in-law Werner Grüter was a federal civil servant.

After primary school in St. Antoni, René Aebischer attended the St. Michael College , which he completed with a commercial diploma and a commercial Matura. He studied economics and journalism at the University of Freiburg . In the military, he last held the rank of major.

René Aebischer initially worked as a journalist for the Freiburger Nachrichten. From 1969 to 1985 he was Vice Chancellor and at the same time Second Secretary of the Grand Council and Secretary of the Economic Commission of the Grand Council. After assisting Georges Clerc , he succeeded him as State Chancellor on June 1, 1985 , and held this mandate until 2005 . From 1996 to 2000 he was President of the Swiss Conference of State Scribers; he wrote the State Chancellery 2000 report and the book for the 100th anniversary of the conference.

As Vice Chancellor and State Chancellor René Aebischer had carried out important projects: introduction of word processing machines in the directorates (1980), report on the creation of translation positions in the directorates, establishment of the translation service of the State Chancellery (1986), complete reorganization of the State Chancellery (1985-1986), which is now also responsible for elections and votes, reorganization of the cantonal material center (1985), new conception of the agendas and minutes of the Council of State meetings (1987, adapted in 2002). Aebischer designed and written reports on the equality of official languages ​​in administration (1996), on the investigation into the provisional use of postal voting by the electorate (1996) and on the security of people and government buildings (2004).

René Aebischer also helped set up the Conference of General Secretaries of the Directorates (1990), which he also chaired, and the reform of the cantonal administration (1997–2002), which established the powers of the State Council and the State Chancellery and a new organizational chart for the state managed. He headed the working group that drew up the ordinance of March 22, 2005 on information about the activities of the State Council and the cantonal administration. He contributed to the conception of the systematic collection of laws of the canton of Friborg and led its implementation (1985). He worked with the Legislative Office to reform the publication of official decrees (Act and Ordinance 2001).

As Vice Chancellor, René Aebischer devoted two thirds of his working time to the Grand Council, of which he was second secretary. The State Chancellor, first Secretary of Parliament, represents the State Council at the meetings of the Legislative Office. He gave numerous impulses in the meetings of the office, during the sessions, at excursions and receptions. He was actively involved in two comprehensive revisions of the Great Council Act, as well as in the renovation of the Great Council Chamber with the introduction of electronic voting, the recording of the debates (new technology) and the broadcast via the Internet (sound). He organized the social life of the Grand Council, in particular by creating the FC Grossrat (1975), whose coach-player he was (1975-2005). He headed the establishment of the provisional office of the Constitutional Council and the organization of the infrastructure and the constituent meeting of this council.

The wishes of the media were a particular concern of the former journalist. In 1988 he introduced the State Chancellery's weekly press conference . He made sure that the journalists got work rooms in the town hall, which are also used for elections and votes.

The state chancellor is the chief of protocol of the state, who has to organize the receptions, especially those for the ambassadors. Pope John Paul II and the King of Spain were received in Freiburg , as were Federal Councilor Joseph Deiss , President of the National Council Thérèse Meyer Kaelin and the Presidents of the Council of States Pierre Dreyer , Otto Piller and Anton Cottier .

René Aebischer carried out many other activities. He was president of the Alterswil ski club (1964–1968), press chief of the Murtenlauf (1978–2004) and the Group B ice hockey world championships (1984). From 1968 to 1994 he worked as a sports journalist, mainly for the Freiburger Nachrichten and the newspaper Sport in Zurich . Since 1972 he has guaranteed the simultaneous translation for the amateur league of the SFV. From 1976 to 2000 he was secretary of the central appeals committee and the sports court of the SFV. Since 2000 he has been a member of the Pro Patria Board of Trustees .

As a perfect athlete (sports award of the college 1961) René Aebischer played in the football , basketball and volleyball teams of the university. In 1981 he was one of the founders of FC Alterswil. He played football in FC Pruntrut , Tafers , Alterswil , Freiburg , Gurmels and Villars-sur-Glâne .

In addition, he was active in many other associations. He was the founder and president of the Panathlon Club Friborg / Freiburg (1980) and a member of the Ambassador Club, which he presided over in 1989 . He was also an honorary member of the Landwehr and the Freiburg Grenadier Corps, as well as the Bene Merenti Medal.

literature

Georges Andrey, John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand, Nicolas Gex: The Freiburg Council of State: 1848–2011. History, organization, members. Editions La Sarine, Freiburg im Üechtland 2012, ISBN 978-2-88355-153-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Former State Chancellor René Aebischer died tonight at the age of 72 , communication from the State of Freiburg dated July 2, 2012