Alfred Heer

Alfred Marius 'Fredi' Heer[1] (/həər/ here born 12 October 1961) is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2007.[2] He is also a member of Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe.[3] He previously served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1995 to 2008.[4]

Alfred Heer
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Assumed office
3 December 2007
ConstituencyCanton of Zürich
Personal details
Born
Alfred Marius Heer

(1961-10-12) 12 October 1961
Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Citizenship
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
Political partySwiss People's Party
OccupationBusinessman, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceSwiss Armed Forces
RankSoldier

Early life and education

Heer was born on 12 October 1961 in Zürich, Switzerland. He has completed a commercial apprenticeship.[5]

Career

Since 2001, Heer is a partner of C and E GmbH (C and E, LLC), in Zürich, which is an IT and software company together with fellow politician Mauro Tuena.[6] He also serves as the president of the Bund der Steuerzahler (Swiss Taxpayers Association)[7] and a member of the board of trustees of Audiatur-Stiftung (Audiatur Foundation). Further, Heer is a friend of Swiss-Albanian relations and was among the initiators of the Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Kosova (between Switzerland and Kosovo) with the intentions to bring investors to the Balkans.[8] He previously served on the board of directors of Alex Weiss Immobilien und Finanz AG.

Politics

Between 1994 and 1998, Heer served on the city council of Zürich.[9] He was ultimately elected into Cantonal Council of Zürich where he served as a representative for the Swiss People's Party from 1995 to 2008.[10][11] In the 2007 Swiss federal election he was elected into the National Council (Switzerland). From April 2009 to April 2016 Heer served as the president of the Swiss People's Party in the Canton of Zürich.[12][13]

Personal life

Heer was married to an Italian woman until 2003 and was able to get Italian citizenship by marriage. From this relationship he has one daughter.[14] In the Swiss Armed Forces he held the rank of Soldier. He is currently married for the second time and resides in Zürich.

References
  1. "Alfred Marius Heer in Zürich – Auskünfte". Moneyhouse (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. "HEER, ALFRED".
  4. "Alfred Heer tritt aus dem Kantonsrat zurück | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. "Alfred Heer (SVP) Zürich | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. AG, DV Bern. "C and E GmbH". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  7. AG, DV Bern. "Bund der Steuerzahler (BDS)". Commercial register of canton Zurich. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  8. sevdailtahiri (2019-06-18). "Nationalrat Alfred Heer: Wir werden Schweizer Investoren nach Kosovo bringen". Albinfo. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. https://www.gemeinderat-zuerich.ch/Mitglieder/Detailansicht-Mitglied?mid=2c582bb1-0723-44c3-b1c7-3a43be2ff79a
  10. "Freiburger Nachrichten 26. August 1998 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. "Neue Zürcher Zeitung 2. Oktober 1995 — e-newspaperarchives.ch". www.e-newspaperarchives.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  12. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/zuerich/svp-zuerich-alfred-heer-ist-der-neue-chef-id19263.html (in German)
  13. https://www.nzz.ch/alfred-heer-eine-partei-ist-immer-nur-so-stark-wie-ihre-sektionen-ld.17171?reduced=true (in German)
  14. Matt, Othmar von (29 July 2018). "Doppelbürger – Die Doppelpass-Fraktion: Jeder zehnte Parlamentarier ist Doppelbürger". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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