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Leuenberger headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications for the whole of his tenure as a Federal Councillor.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"21 September 1946","date":"1946-09-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Biel/Bienne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1034"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (since 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303745","start":"1969"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Gymnasium am Münsterplatz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1558284"},{"text":"University of Zurich","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206702","start":"1966","end":"1970"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Gret Loewensberg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118441"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P26"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"moritzleuenberger.ch","url":"http://www.moritzleuenberger.ch"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Swiss Federal Council (1 January 2010 – 1 November 2010)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30917","start":"2010-01-01","end":"2010-11-01"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 2006 – 31 December 2006)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"2006-01-01","end":"2006-12-31"},{"text":"Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 2005 – 31 December 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25550811","start":"2005-01-01","end":"2005-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 2001 – 31 December 2001)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"2001-01-01","end":"2001-12-31"},{"text":"Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 2000 – 1 December 2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25550811","start":"2000-01-01","end":"2000-12-01"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1 October 1995 – 31 October 2010)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941","start":"1995-10-01","end":"2010-10-31"},{"text":"Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (1 October 1995 – 31 October 2010)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q678661","start":"1995-10-01","end":"2010-10-31"},{"text":"Zürich Executive Councilor (6 May 1991 – 31 October 1995)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98502244","start":"1991-05-06","end":"1995-10-31"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss National Council (26 November 1979 – 27 September 1995)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18510612","start":"1979-11-26","end":"1995-09-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Presidential Medal of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6384661"},{"text":"Cicero Orator Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091585","date":"2002"},{"text":"The European Railway Award","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1376901","date":"2009"},{"text":"honorary doctorate","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11415564","date":"2001"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Leuenberger","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520","http://www.moritzleuenberger.ch"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Moritz Leuenberger born?","a":"Moritz Leuenberger was born on 21 September 1946 in Biel/Bienne."},{"q":"What positions has Moritz Leuenberger held?","a":"Positions held by Moritz Leuenberger include: Swiss Federal Council (2010–2010); President of the Swiss Confederation (2006–2006); Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (2005–2005); President of the Swiss Confederation (2001–2001); Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (2000–2000)."},{"q":"Where did Moritz Leuenberger study?","a":"Moritz Leuenberger was educated at Gymnasium am Münsterplatz, University of Zurich."}],"related":[{"name":"Adolf Deucher","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher"},{"name":"Adrien Lachenal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adrien-lachenal"},{"name":"Johann Schneider-Ammann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-schneider-ammann"},{"name":"Jonas Furrer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jonas-furrer"},{"name":"Philipp Etter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philipp-etter"},{"name":"Johann Jakob Scherer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-jakob-scherer"},{"name":"Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/eveline-widmer-schlumpf"},{"name":"Kaspar Villiger","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kaspar-villiger"},{"name":"Pascal Couchepin","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pascal-couchepin"},{"name":"Doris Leuthard","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/doris-leuthard"},{"name":"Didier Burkhalter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/didier-burkhalter"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/moritz-leuenberger-3c11cc4818.jpg","width":500,"height":336,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"University of St. Gallen","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:35._ISC-Symposium_2005-Moritz_Leuenberger-HSGH_022-000758-01.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Moritz Leuenberger","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Leuenberger","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q115520","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115520","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: 35. ISC-Symposium 2005-Moritz Leuenberger-HSGH 022-000758-01.jpg by University of St. Gallen (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:35._ISC-Symposium_2005-Moritz_Leuenberger-HSGH_022-000758-01.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Moritz Leuenberger, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 35. ISC-Symposium 2005-Moritz Leuenberger-HSGH 022-000758-01.jpg — University of St. Gallen, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Moritz Leuenberger\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/moritz-leuenberger. 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