Werner Salzmann (born 5 November 1962, Gurtendorf bei Wabern, Switzerland) is a tax expert and politician of the Swiss Peoples' Party (SVP). He is a cantonal chief tax chief expert in the Canton of Bern, a former member of the National Council and a current member of the Council of States.
Werner Salzmann | |
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| Member of the Swiss Council of States | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 | |
| Parliamentary group | Swiss People's Party |
| Constituency | Bern |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 30 November 2015 – 1 December 2019 | |
| Parliamentary group | Swiss People's Party |
| Constituency | Bern |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1962 Gurtendorf bei Wabern, Bern, Switzerland |
| Political party | SVP |
Education and professional career
editHe is graduate of the Swiss agircultural school[1] He was an agricultural tax expert in the Canton Bern between 1995 and 2007.[1] In 2007 he was promoted to the agricultural tax chief expert of the Canton.[1]
Political career
editHe was elected into the National Council in the parliamentary elections of 2015.[2] In the parliamentary elections 2019 he was elected into the Council of States.[2] In the National Council he served as the head of the committee of security policy.[3] In the Council of States he is the vice-president of the committee of security policy.[3]
Political views
editAs the head of the committee of security policy he successfully campaigned to raise the military budget to a 1 % share by 2030.[4] To achieve this, he suggested to limit the expenditure for development aid and higher education in May 2022.[5]
President of SVP in Canton Bern
editHe was elected the president of the Bernese branch from the SVP in 1995.[1] By the SVP he is credited with achieving a conservative majority in the Bernese executive and that the SVP returned to the Council of States in 2019.[1] In June 2021, he resigned.[1] In October 2022, he was presented as candidate for the succession for Ueli Maurer, the resigning member of the Federal Council by the SVP branch of Bern.[6]
Personal life
editHe is married and has four children.[3][7] In 2021, he assumed as the president of the Swiss association of vegetable producers.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Werner Salzmann tritt zurück". Schweizer Bauer (in German). 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b "Erster offizieller Kandidat - Der Berner Ständerat Werner Salzmann will Bundesrat werden". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Werner Salzmann". Swiss Parliament. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Graber, Michael. "Auch Ständerat sagt Ja: Das Armeebudget wird deutlich aufgestockt". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Schäfer, Fabian. "Armeebudget: Sozialstaat und Hochschulen sollen zurückstehen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ Kirchberg, Samuel Thomi, André Bissegger und Stefan Bühler. "Maurer-Nachfolge: Berner SVP nominiert Rösti und Salzmann". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stäheli, Gina Bachmann, Chiara. "Werner Salzmann lanciert Bundesrats-Kandidatur". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Salzmann folgt auf Germann als Präsident". Schweizer Bauer (in German). 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-11-05.