Alexander Tschäppät | |
Office2: | Mayor of Bern |
Term Start2: | 2005 |
Term End2: | 2016 |
Predecessor2: | Klaus Baumgartner |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1952 |
Birth Place: | Bern |
Death Place: | Bern |
Occupation: | Politician |
Alexander Tschäppät (16 April 1952 – 4 May 2018)[1] was a Swiss politician.[2] Tschäppät was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. He has been a member of the National Council of Switzerland from 1991 to 2003 and again 2011 to 2018. He was mayor (Stadtpräsident) of Bern 2005 until 2016.
Tschäppät was born on 16 April 1952 in Bern to Reynold Tschäppät and Lily Bürki.