Thomas Ammann (politician, 1964)

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Thomas Ammann (2011)

Thomas Ammann (born July 13, 1964 in Altstätten , Canton St. Gallen ) is a Swiss politician ( CVP ).

biography

Thomas Ammann is a trained businessman and has obtained a federal diploma. dipl. Have a banking specialist trained. He worked in industry and banking for several years. From 1997 to the end of 2016 he was mayor of Rüthi . From 2000 to 2016 he was a member of the St. Gallen Cantonal Council , where he campaigned as a politician for the concerns of the municipalities and rural regions. In 2008/09, he was President of the Council. In the parliamentary elections in 2011 , Ammann ran for the National Council . He was not elected, but reached the 1st substitute place at the CVP St. Gallen with 16,162 votes.

Ammann was politically active on the board of the CVP Rheintal und Rüthi. For the CVP of the Canton of St. Gallen, he was President of the Regional Study Commission (2001–2008). Since January 2011 he has been a member of the party leadership of the CVP Canton of St. Gallen. He also serves as the successor to Beni Würth as parliamentary group president of the CVP in the Cantonal Council.

In the 2015 parliamentary elections , Thomas Ammann ran for the State Council and again for the National Council . It was not enough for the election to the Council of States, but Ammann was elected to the National Council with 22,239 votes. In the 2019 National Council elections, he was not re-elected because the CVP lost one of three seats.

Ammann is married to Gabi Ammann-Pridgar and has four grown children.

Mandates

  • President and member of various community associations and clubs (St. Galler Rheintal Association, Social Services Upper Rhine Valley, Addiction Counseling Upper Rhine Valley and others)
  • President of the SG-FL Forestry Association and Timber Market Eastern Switzerland since 2009
  • Vice President of the Association for Integration Projects St. Gallen since 2013
  • Member of the Foundation Board of Benevol St. Gallen since 2009
  • Board member and president of the finance committee of the Rhyboot Association (1998–2010)

See also

Web links

Commons : Thomas Ammann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A warm "Adieu and Merci" for Thomas Ammann rheintaler.ch, article from January 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Thomas Ammann follows Beni Würth's report on the election as CVP parliamentary group president, linth24.ch, article from January 24, 2011
  3. ^ "Thomas Ammann" election flyer; Council of States and National Council List 3, accessed on February 10, 2016 ( Memento from February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ House of Representatives election 2015 results, Dialed St.Galler national councilors and councils at abstimmungen.sg.ch , accessed on 10 February 2016 ( Memento of 10 February 2016 Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ National Council election St. Gallen - Green and female article on srf.ch from October 20, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Ammann, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (CVP)
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Altstätten , Canton of St. Gallen