Andreas Herczog Explained

Andreas Herczog
Birth Date:11 February 1947
Birth Place:Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic
Death Place:Liestal, Switzerland
Nationality:Swiss
Party:SP
POCH
Office:Member of the Swiss National Council
Term Start:26 November 1979
Term End:5 December 1999
Constituency:Canton of Zürich

Andreas Herczog (11 February 1947 – 12 September 2021) was a Hungarian-born Swiss politician.[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Djurdjevic. Monira. 16 September 2021. Zürcher Alt-Nationalrat Herczog (SP) stirbt trotz Impfung an Corona. German. 20 Minuten. 30 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Andreas Herczog. The Swiss Parliament.
  3. News: 20 March 1999. Ab ins Freie – und zurück in den Stall. German. Freiburger Nachrichten. 30 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Les membres de la commission. CACF. French. dead. https://archive.today/20130101070239/http://www.ske.admin.ch/fr/ske_komission_kommissionsmitglieder.htm#selection-367.1-367.29. 1 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Herczog Hubeli Architekten GmbH. Herczog Hubeli. German.
  6. News: 16 September 2021. Zürcher Alt Nationalrat Andreas Herczog (SP) stirbt an Covid. German. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 30 September 2021.