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Adolf Ogi
82nd President of the Swiss Confederation
Adolf Ogi (born 18 July 1942) is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.[1]
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987,[2] as member of the Swiss People's Party from the canton of Bern. He handed over office on 31 December 2000.[3]
During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments:
- Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 – 1995)[4]
- Federal Military Department (from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (1998 – 2000)[5]
He was President of the Confederation twice in 1993 and 2000.[6]
From 2001 to 2008, Ogi was a Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace to the United Nations Secretary-General.[7]
Ogi is today an ambassador for Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization, committed to serving peace in the world through sport.[8][9]
Ogi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the European University.[10]
Ogi released a biography entitled Dölf Ogi: Statesman and Sportsman.[11][12]
Ogi received the Gold Olympic Order in the year 2000.[13]
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