Stefan Giezendanner
Member of the Grand Council of Aargau
Assumed office
10 April 2020
ConstituencyZofingen District
Personal details
Born1978
Langenthal, Switzerland
Political partySwiss People's Party
Domestic partnerJenny Kienzler
RelationsBenjamin Giezendanner (brother)
ParentUlrich Giezendanner
Residence(s)Zofingen, Switzerland
Alma mater
ProfessionBusinessman, politician
Military service
Allegiance  Switzerland
Branch/serviceSwiss Armed Forces
Years of service1996 - present
RankColonel

Stefan Giezendanner[1] (born 1978) is a Swiss businessman and politician. He serves as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau for the Swiss People's Party (SVP) since 2020.[2][3][4] He is the eldest son of former National Councillor Ulrich Giezendanner (b. 1953) and brother of former Grand Councillor and current National Councillor Benjamin Giezendanner (b. 1982).[5]

Early life and education

Giezendanner was born the second eldest of four children of businessman and politician Ulrich Giezendanner (b. 1953) and his first wife Helene († 1997). He grew-up in Rothrist with his brother and sister. Another brother, Oliver, died in early childhood.[6] His paternal grandfather, Johann Ulrich Giezendanner, hailed from Wattwil and settled in the municipality where he married a local woman. They founded and operated what today is known as the transportation and logistics group Giezendanner, in 1934.[7] A maternal great-grandfather was among the founders of Stahlrohr AG (which would later be integrated into Benteler International).[8]

He attended the local public schools and completed a banking apprenticeship and then studied economics at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). He also completed professional studies at the University of Lucerne and language studies abroad in New York.

Career

Since 2008, he co-managed the growing Giezendanner Group alongside his younger brother Benjamin.[9] However, by the end of 2018 he left the company due to internal discrepancies in the future management and business development of the group.[10][11] He subsequently became Managing Partner of Mittelland Transport AG in Aarau, of which the family also has interest.[12] He remained a board member of several Giezendanner companies[13][14] as well as a member of the board of trustees of Aargauische Stiftung für Freiheit und Verantwortung in Politik und Wirtschaft (en. Argovian Foundation of Freedom and Independence in Politics and Economy)[15] in Aarau.

Politics

He became a councillor of the city council of Zofingen in 2006. A position he continues to hold until 2024, but he commented to not seeking re-election.[16][17] In 2019, he briefly was a potential candidate for governing council of the Canton of Aargau.

Since 2020, he serves as a member in the Grand Council of Aargau.

Private

Giezendanner is in a relationship, has no children and resides in Zofingen.[18]

In the Swiss Armed Forces he held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the General Staff. Since 1 January 2023 he was promoted to colonel in the General Staff.

References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Giezendanner in Zofingen - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Urs Winzenried und Stefan Giezendanner wollen in den Grossen Rat". Tele M1 (in Swiss High German). 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Wahlen - Der nächste Giezendanner: Stefan schafft es beim ersten Versuch in den Grossen Rat". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 18 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Detail Adresse". www.ag.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ↑ Odermatt, Marcel (2018-09-02). "Familienzoff bei Ulrich Giezendanner von SVP um Transportfirma". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ↑ Ulrich Giezendanner über Gott und Laster - Fenster zum Sonntag Talk (untertitelt), retrieved 2023-01-06
  7. ↑ 'Meilensteine' https://www.giezendanner-rothrist.ch/giezendanner_gruppe
  8. ↑ personal claim by brother at 00:48min https://www.argoviatoday.ch/aargau-solothurn/wir-wurden-von-dieser-nachricht-sehr-ueberrascht-150227509
  9. ↑ "Stefan Giezendanner, Zofingen, Switzerland". www.northdata.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  10. ↑ Odermatt, Marcel (2018-09-02). "Familienzoff bei Ulrich Giezendanner von SVP um Transportfirma". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  11. ↑ "Rothrist - Konflikt mit Bruder Benjamin: Giezendanners Sohn Stefan verliess Familienbetrieb". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  12. ↑ Küng, Mathias (22 June 2019). "Ersatzwahl - SVP-Grössen wollen Stefan Giezendanner als Kandidat für Franziska Roths Nachfolge". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  13. ↑ AG, DV Bern. "Giezendanner Transport AG". Commercial register of canton Aargau. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  14. ↑ AG, DV Bern. "RTW - Recycling Transport AG". Commercial register of canton Aargau. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  15. ↑ AG, DV Bern. "Aargauische Stiftung für Freiheit und Verantwortung in Politik und Wirtschaft". Commercial register of canton Aargau. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  16. ↑ "Behörden". www.svp-zofingen.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  17. ↑ "Zwei Rücktritte aus dem Einwohnerrat per Ende Jahr". Zofinger Tagblatt (in German). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  18. ↑ "Stefan Giezendanner in Zofingen - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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