Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947 in Rüti bei Büren Canton of Bern) is a Swiss politician who was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minister for Switzerland).He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000. He was a member of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP/UDC) and is now a member of the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland.
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active years end date
2004-12-31, 2005-12-31, 2008-12-31
active years start date
2001-01-01, 2004-01-01, 2005-01-01
birth date
1947-01-08
birth place
Rüti bei Büren
office
Vice President of Switzerland
order in office
President of Switzerland, Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Minister of Defence Civil Protection and Sports of Switzerland
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