Hans Stöckli

Hans Stöckli (born 12 April 1952) is a Swiss politician who served as President of the Council of States from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he was first elected to the Council of States for the canton of Bern in 2011. Stöckli was previously elected to the mayorship of Biel (1990–2010), Grand Council of Bern (2002–2004) and National Council (2004–2011).

Hans Stöckli
President of the Council of States
In office
2 December 2019 – 30 November 2020
Preceded byJean-René Fournier
Succeeded byAlex Kuprecht
First Vice President of the Council of States
In office
26 November 2018 – 2 December 2019
Preceded byJean-René Fournier
Succeeded byAlex Kuprecht
Member of the Council of States
Assumed office
5 December 2011
ConstituencyBern
Member of the National Council
In office
20 September 2004 – 4 December 2011
ConstituencyBern
Personal details
Born (1952-04-12) 12 April 1952
Wattenwil, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Biography

Early career

Stöckli entered politics in 1979 winning election to the City Council of Biel. In 1990, he became mayor of the commune. In 2002, he moved to the Grand Council of Bern; two years later, he was elected to the National Council to replace Rudolf Strahm, who had been appointed as the Swiss price regulator.[1][2]

Swiss Federal Assembly

He was reelected in 2007 and then won election to the Council of States in 2011, succeeding Adrian Amstutz. He had written an essay in 1971 calling for the abolition of the body, which he said had grown stale at the time. In 2018, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of States, which gave him the upper hand in the 2019 election for the presidency. He was indeed elected on 2 December 2019 with 49 out of 51 votes as President of the Council of States alongside Alex Kuprecht as First Vice President. Kuprecht succeeded him the next year.[3]

Personal life

Stöckli speaks all four official languages of Switzerland.[3] He is married to Katharina Stöckli, a teacher.

References
  1. "Official website of Hans Stöckli". Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  2. "Watchdog Strahm bows out from friends and foes". SwissInfo. 2008-08-31.
  3. "Ständeratspräsident Stöckli überrascht mit Geständnis". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 2019-12-02.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jean-René Fournier		 President of the Council of States
2019–2020		 Succeeded by
Alex Kuprecht
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