Mann doris leuthard biography
- Born in 1963 in Merenschwand, a village in Canton Aargau, she was raised with three brothers in a family of hard-working parents who were rooted.
- The current President, Doris Leuthard, is the Council member who heads the Swiss department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
- The new Swiss economics minister, Doris Leuthard, tells swissinfo she has not had to reinvent the wheel since taking office on August 1 but has set her.
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Leuthard puts focus on Swiss competitiveness
The new Swiss economics minister, Doris Leuthard, tells swissinfo she has not had to reinvent the wheel since taking office on August 1 but has set her priorities.
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The election in June of the then president of the Christian Democratic Party led to hopes for a breath of fresh air in the seven-member Swiss government.
swissinfo: You have been a member of the government for just over two months. How would you describe this time as economics minister?
Doris Leuthard: I first wanted to have an overview of the ministry and get to know my staff and the ongoing projects. It was also a time to assess what are the problem issues faced by the government and when it is important for me as economics minister to say something about them.
I have been accepted very kindly as a new colleague [in the government]. We discuss a lot inside the cabinet and there is a good atmosphere.
swissinfo: Have you spotted areas in the ministry, which you took over from Joseph Deiss, where you might like to make •
Doris Leuthard: smiling through
The art of political drudgery
Among the five and a half billion adults living in the world there may be a few who are not completely familiar with the political system of Switzerland. We need to deal with this surprising knowledge deficit before we can proceed with our review of Werner Vogt's new book Doris Leuthard - Die Staatsfrau mit Charme und Charisma.
First point to remember: the Swiss political system was designed with the lesson of that frightful French rascal Napoléon Bonaparte in mind, its main purpose being to prevent autocrats ever gaining power. In that respect it seems to have worked – in the years since 1848, when the Swiss Confederation was founded, there is no record of any Swiss politician bestriding the world. No Swiss politician has marched into Russia in the winter. Two things, nota bene, which cannot be said for that other small country at the heart of Europe, Austria, unfortunately.
The Swiss system does this by subjecting all its politicians to immense amounts of drudgery. If politicians are busy reading and signin
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Leuthard brings up sex abuse with pope
Swiss President Doris Leuthard has discussed the issue of child sex abuse during a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI.
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Leuthard, on a visit to the Vatican to mark the swearing in of new recruits to the pontiff’s Swiss Guard, also discussed the Swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets and the place of burkas in Swiss society.
“The pope stressed that young people must be protected,” she told the media afterwards. “But he added that the problem of paedophilia affects not just the church but all of society.”
She added that the pope took the problem of sex abuse in the church “very seriously and does not want in any way to brush this affair under the carpet”.
They also discussed the role of Islam and freedom of religion, which the pope said had to be practised throughout Europe.
“Equality and tolerance towards Christians in Islamic states would increase acceptance in our society,” Leuthard added.
Regarding the Swiss Guard, new guardsmen are sworn in every year in May
Doris Leuthard: smiling through
The art of political drudgery
Among the five and a half billion adults living in the world there may be a few who are not completely familiar with the political system of Switzerland. We need to deal with this surprising knowledge deficit before we can proceed with our review of Werner Vogt's new book Doris Leuthard - Die Staatsfrau mit Charme und Charisma.
First point to remember: the Swiss political system was designed with the lesson of that frightful French rascal Napoléon Bonaparte in mind, its main purpose being to prevent autocrats ever gaining power. In that respect it seems to have worked – in the years since 1848, when the Swiss Confederation was founded, there is no record of any Swiss politician bestriding the world. No Swiss politician has marched into Russia in the winter. Two things, nota bene, which cannot be said for that other small country at the heart of Europe, Austria, unfortunately.
The Swiss system does this by subjecting all its politicians to immense amounts of drudgery. If politicians are busy reading and signin
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Leuthard brings up sex abuse with pope
Swiss President Doris Leuthard has discussed the issue of child sex abuse during a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI.
This content was published on
1 minute
Leuthard, on a visit to the Vatican to mark the swearing in of new recruits to the pontiff’s Swiss Guard, also discussed the Swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets and the place of burkas in Swiss society.
“The pope stressed that young people must be protected,” she told the media afterwards. “But he added that the problem of paedophilia affects not just the church but all of society.”
She added that the pope took the problem of sex abuse in the church “very seriously and does not want in any way to brush this affair under the carpet”.
They also discussed the role of Islam and freedom of religion, which the pope said had to be practised throughout Europe.
“Equality and tolerance towards Christians in Islamic states would increase acceptance in our society,” Leuthard added.
Regarding the Swiss Guard, new guardsmen are sworn in every year in May
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