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He will soon be 70 years old and will remain in office: Ueli Maurer is an exception in many respects. Listen to the funny, but also scathing, conversation about one of Switzerland’s most unusual politicians.
What is really going on in it? Ueli Maurer here at a public event in the summer of 2019.
Photo: Thomas Peter
In his weakest moments, he remembers Donald Trump. So he’s obnoxious (especially from the media), he doesn’t take the truth so seriously, he doesn’t feel like it.
At its best, it gives Swiss politics a human face. He is more authentic than any other Federal Councilor, enthusiastic, even funny.
Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer was a sphinx throughout his political life. You never know exactly where you are with him. Is it tactic or clumsy? Lack of knowledge or cleverly hidden cunning?
Ueli Maurer will turn 70 on December 1. He is only the tenth Federal Councilor to exceed 70 in office. The last before him was Eduard von Steiger of the SVP BGB predecessor party. Eons ago! Von Steiger was Minister of Justice during World War II and was jointly responsible for refugee policy at the time.
The “Politburo”, Tamedia’s political podcast, tracks Maurer’s extraordinary career on the occasion of Maurer’s birthday. From the secretary of the Zurich farmers association to the aggressive president of the Swiss SVP to the unexpected election to the Federal Council. Talking about the Hinwil man Philipp Loser With Christoph Lenz Y Markus Häfliger.
