Andreas Herczog
Andreas Herczog (11 February 1947 – 12 September 2021) was a Hungarian-born Swiss politician.[1]
Andreas Herczog | |
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![]() Herczog in 1986 | |
Member of the Swiss National Council | |
In office 26 November 1979 – 5 December 1999 | |
Constituency | Canton of Zürich |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 February 1947 Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic |
Died | 12 September 2021 74) Liestal, Switzerland | (aged
Nationality | Swiss |
Political party | SP POCH |
Biography
Herczog represented the Canton of Zürich in the National Council from 1979 to 1999,[2] first as a member of the Progressive Organizations of Switzerland and later the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.[3] In 2010, he became President of the Commission d'arbitrage dans le domaine des chemins de fer.[4] Aside from politics, he founded the architectural firm "Herczog Hubeli" alongside Ernst Hubeli.[5]
Andreas Herczog died from COVID-19 on 12 September 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. He was 74.[6]
References
- Djurdjevic, Monira (16 September 2021). "Zürcher Alt-Nationalrat Herczog (SP) stirbt trotz Impfung an Corona". 20 Minuten (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Andreas Herczog". The Swiss Parliament.
- "Ab ins Freie – und zurück in den Stall". Freiburger Nachrichten (in German). 20 March 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "Les membres de la commission". CACF (in French). Archived from the original on 1 January 2013.
- "Herczog Hubeli Architekten GmbH". Herczog Hubeli (in German).
- "Zürcher Alt Nationalrat Andreas Herczog (SP) stirbt an Covid". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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