Jean-François Roth

Biography

Lawyer, bachelor of law and arts it is appointed at the Jurassic Parliament of 1979 with 1987 and to advise in the States (federal Parliament) of 1987 to 1994 when he is Member of the Commissions of management, the social security and the public health (as well as 46 special subcommittees) and chair commission of the political institutions up to 1994.

Its European engagement was expressed on several occasions in the enclosure of the Council of the States It showed an lively interest represent the Swiss Parliament within the parliamentary Assemblée of the Francophonie and was called at the Office of this organization.

In 1995, it is elected with the Jurassic government where it directs the department of the economy and the co-operation. In the Jurassic question, he wants to be man of dialog with the districts remained in the Canton of Bern.

In 1999, he is candidate with the Federal council but is beaten by Joseph Deiss.

In 2005 challenged at the Parliament of the canton of the Jura, the minister Jean-François Roth was favorable to the project of the establishment of a center of cure controlled and financed by the sect of Meditation Transcendantale (the MT). http://www.anti-scientologie.ch/tribune-libre-mt.htm

Such a support was felt like an earthquake in the canton of the Jura. From 2005 to 2007 several solicited communes their opposition and their total dissension for such an establishment expressed. http://www.anti-scientologie.ch/mt-adep.html - http://www.anti-scientologie.ch/mt-alle.htm

Jean-François Roth announced his political retirement on February 1st, 2006 and leaves the Jurassic government on December 31st, 2006 replaced by Michel Probst with the head of the department of the economy.

Multiple mandates

Jean-François Roth since his departure of the Jurassic Government multiplied his mandates: presidency of the company Florilait SA, presidency of the District council of the RTSR, presidency of the Court of the Miracles and that of the commission of monitoring of the lotteries.

The man who will sell Switzerland with the whole world

In December 2007 Jean-François Roth, named by the Federal council, will be new president de Suisse Tourisme. The annual budget of this organization is of 74 franc million, that is to say 6% of the gross domestic product of Switzerland.

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