Alex Kuprecht
Swiss politician
Alex Kuprecht is a Swiss politician who was the President of the Council of States from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he has served in the Council of States since 2003, representing the canton of Schwyz. For the 2019–2020 legislative term, Kuprecht was First Vice President of the Council of States under the presidency of Hans Stöckli.
Biography
Early career
Kuprecht was born in the town of Richterswil, which is in the Horgen District of the canton of Zürich. He spent most of his early career in the insurance business. He was a sales agent and managed an agency in Lachen. In 2011, he was hired as a relationship manager for Basler Versicherungen, a subsidiary of the Swiss insurer Bâloise, a role that Swiss media has characterised as a lobbyist for the insurance industry.
Kuprecht was elected in 1990 to the Kantonsrat of Schwyz and served until his election to the Council of States in 2003. On the Kantonsrat, he was a member of the parliamentary group on housing and real estate as well as the parliamentary group on the textile industry.
Council of States
Since his election to the Council of States, Kuprecht has served on the State Political Committee, the Security Committee and the Commission for Social Security and Health.
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