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Moritz Leuenberger
	Moritz Leuenberger
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	Member of the Swiss Federal Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 1995
Preceded by	Otto Stich
	President of Switzerland
	In office; 1 January 2001 – 31 December 2001
Vice President	Kaspar Villiger
Preceded by	Adolf Ogi
Succeeded by	Kaspar Villiger
	In office; 1 January 2006 – 31 December 2006
Vice President	Micheline Calmy-Rey
Preceded by	Samuel Schmid
Succeeded by	Micheline Calmy-Rey
	Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 1995
Preceded by	Adolf Ogi
	Vice President of Switzerland
	Taking office; 1 January 2010; Elect
President	Doris Leuthard (Elect)
Succeeding	Doris Leuthard
	In office; 1 January 2005 – 31 December 2005
President	Samuel Schmid
Preceded by	Samuel Schmid
Succeeded by	Micheline Calmy-Rey
	In office; 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000
President	Adolf Ogi
Preceded by	Adolf Ogi
Succeeded by	Kaspar Villiger
Born	21 September 1946 (age 63); Bienne, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Gret Loewensberg

Moritz Leuenberger (born 21 September 1946 in Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006.

Leuenberger was elected to the Federal Council on 27 September 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zürich. From 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich.

Since 1995, Leuenberger has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Environment and Communications were added to the name of the department in 1998).

Leuenberger has been married to architect Gret Loewensberg since 2003.

At a ceremony in Brussels, the Community of European Railways and Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes presented the 2009 European Railway Awards on January 20, 2009. Leuenberger was presented with the Political Award for his work to build and maintain a sustainable transportation policy.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Works

Die Rose und der Stein : Grundwerte in der Tagespolitik: Reden und Texte, Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-399-1
Träume und Traktanden - Reden und Texte, 6. Aufl., Zürich 2002. ISBN 3-85791-348-7

[edit] References

^ CER and UNIFE (January 20, 2009). "European rail sector celebrates European Railway Award 2009" (PDF). Press release. http://www.cer.be/force-download.php?file=/media/Press/2009/090120_europearailwayaward.pdf. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
^ "Leuenberger picks up railway award". Swissinfo. January 20, 2009. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Leuenberger_picks_up_railway_award.html?siteSect=104&sid=10221532&cKey=1232515361000&ty=nd. Retrieved February 16, 2009.

[edit] External links

Profile of Moritz Leuenberger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Moritz Leuenberger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
(German) Leuenberger's own blog site

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Moritz Leuenberger

Political offices
Preceded by Otto Stich	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1995–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Adolf Ogi	President of Switzerland 2001	Succeeded by Kaspar Villiger
Preceded by Samuel Schmid	President of Switzerland 2006	Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey

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[0] CER and UNIFE (January 20, 2009). "European rail sector celebrates European Railway Award 2009" (PDF). Press release. http://www.cer.be/force-download.php?file=/media/Press/2009/090120_europearailwayaward.pdf. Retrieved February 16, 2009.

[1] "Leuenberger picks up railway award". Swissinfo. January 20, 2009. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Leuenberger_picks_up_railway_award.html?siteSect=104&sid=10221532&cKey=1232515361000&ty=nd. Retrieved February 16, 2009.

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