Samuel Schmid

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Samuel Schmid
Samuel Schmid
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 1, 2001
Preceded by Adolf Ogi
Born January 8, 1947
Political party SVP/UDC

Samuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947) has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2000. He is the head Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (the Swiss defense minister).

He was elected to the Federal Council on December 6, 2000. He is a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC). During his time in office he has held the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. In 2004, he was the vice-President of the Confederation and President in 2005.

Schmid is a member of the SVP's centrist/agrarian wing. He has recently been put under pressure by his party's nationalist wing, led by fellow Federal Councilor Christoph Blocher, for taking a moderate stance on certain issues. After the SVP became the largest party in the Federal Assembly in the 2003 federal elections, the SVP threatened to yank Schmid off the council if it didn't get an additional seat (which eventually went to Blocher).

Preceded by
Adolf Ogi		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Since 2001		 Succeeded by
None (Incumbent)
Preceded by
Joseph Deiss		 President of the Confederation
2005		 Succeeded by
Moritz Leuenberger


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Current Members of the Swiss Federal Council

Moritz Leuenberger · Pascal Couchepin · Samuel Schmid · Micheline Calmy-Rey · Christoph Blocher · Hans-Rudolf Merz · Doris Leuthard

 
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