Hans-Rudolf Merz

Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals. He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council. He was head of the Federal Department of Finance (the Swiss finance minister) from 2004 to 2010 and President of the Swiss Confederation for 2009. On 6 August 2010 Merz announced his resignation for October 2010.

Hans-Rudolf Merz
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010
Preceded by	Kaspar Villiger
Succeeded by	Johann Schneider-Ammann
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009
Vice President	Doris Leuthard
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Doris Leuthard
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2008
President	Pascal Couchepin
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Doris Leuthard
Head of the Federal Department of Finance
In office 1 January 2004 – 1 November 2010
Preceded by	Kaspar Villiger
Succeeded by	Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-10) 10 November 1942 Herisau, Switzerland
Political party	FDP.The Liberals
Spouse(s)	Roswitha Merz
Children	3
Alma mater	University of St. Gallen
Profession	Management consultant

He was born in Herisau, Switzerland, he studied at Hochschule St. Gallen and graduated in 1971 with a DEA degree and as Dr. rer. publ.

Other websites

• Profile of Hans-Rudolf Merz with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Biography of Hans-Rudolf Merz on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)
• Hans-Rudolf Merz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Political offices
Preceded by Kaspar Villiger	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2004–2010	Succeeded by Johann Schneider-Ammann
Preceded by Pascal Couchepin	President of Switzerland 2009	Succeeded by Doris Leuthard