Anton Cottier

Anton Cottier , Swiss politician, born the December 4th 1943, deceased the November 3rd 2006 in Freiburg. It was originating in Jaun (Bellegarde) where it was born, only commune of German language of the district of the Gruyere.

Career

Lawyer, it is appointed with the Grand the Council Freibourgese of 1976 to 1987, communal adviser (directing of the police force) of the town of Freiburg of 1982 to 1991. Elected official adviser in the States in 1987, it sits in the Upper House of the federal Parliament until 2003. He is president of the Conseil of the States in 2001-2002. During its presidential year, it goes to the session of the General meeting to New York during which Switzerland is allowed with UNO. He visits the Ouzbékistan, the Kyrgyzstan, the Tadjikistan, the Nigeria and the Romania.

Membership at parliamentary commissions

04.12.1995 - 30.11.2003 Commission of foreign policy 04.12.1995 - 01.12.1997 Commission of the social security and the public health (vice-president) 01.12.1997 - 05.12.1999 Commission of the social security and the public health (president) 06.12.1999 - 30.11.2003 Commission of the social security and the public health 06.12.1999 - 30.11.2003 Commission of the economy and the royalties

President of the PDC

It chairs Swiss PDC of 1994 to 1997. Favorable to the accession of Switzerland with the EEE, it binds friendship with the chancellor Kohl of which it shares the European convictions.

It chairs the Hockey-Club Gottéron of 1977 1984 qu ' it makes involve by the Canadian Gaston Pelletier.

Bilingual French-German, he is the younger brother of Marius Cottier, former adviser of State.

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