Beat Arnold (24 April 1978 – 10 October 2021) was a Swiss politician.[1] A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP), he served on the National Council from 2015 to 2019. He also served in the Landrat of Uri from 2006 to 2010.
Beat Arnold | |
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.jpg) Arnold in 2015 | |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 30 November 2015 – 2 December 2019 | |
| Member of the Executive Council of Uri | |
| In office August 2010 – May 2016 | |
| Member of the Landrat of Uri | |
| In office September 2006 – July 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1978 Altdorf, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 October 2021 (aged 43) Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Political party | SVP |
Biography edit
Arnold was born in Altdorf on 24 April 1978 and moved to Unterschächen at a young age.[2] He earned a degree in civil engineering from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2004 and earned a master's degree in economic sciences from the same school in 2009.[3] He later earned a degree in consulting and personal development from the University of Salzburg in 2016.[2]
Arnold worked as a construction foreman for Swiss Federal Railways from 2009 to 2010.[4] After his term in the National Council, he returned to consulting.[5] He was married and the father of five children,[6] he lived in Schattdorf.[7]
Beat Arnold died of a brain tumor in Lucerne on 10 October 2021, at the age of 43.[8]
Political career edit
Arnold served in the Landrat of Uri from September 2006 to July 2010.[2] On 1 August 2008, he became the leader of the Swiss People's Party group within the Landrat.[9] He then joined the Executive Council of Uri in August 2010, succeeding Markus Stadler. He stayed in office until May 2016 and headed the security department. He was the first SVP representative on the Executive Council.[10] In 2015, he won a seat on the National Council, defeating candidates from the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland and the Green Party of Switzerland.[11] While in office, he led the Parliamentary Committee of Security Policy.[2] In 2018, he underwent an operation to remove a brain tumor.[12] He then announced that he would not seek re-election in 2019.[13]
References edit
- ^ Arnold, Florian (11 October 2021). "Beat Arnold schrieb Urner Politgeschichte". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Lucerne. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Beat Arnold". The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament.
- ^ "Beat Arnold". Kanton Uri (in German). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Merki, Martin (19 April 2010). "Die SVP Uri vor dem Sprung". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Beat Arnold". LinkedIn (in German).
- ^ "Beat Arnold". UDC Suisse (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "SVP schafft Sprung in die Urner Regierung". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 25 April 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "«Es war mir eine Ehre, an deiner Seite zu kämpfen»". Blick (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "URI: Beat Arnold hat SVP-Geschichte geschrieben". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Fürst, Mathias (3 February 2015). "Beat Arnold kandidiert für den Nationalrat". Urner Wochenblatt (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Beat Arnold holt im Kanton Uri für die SVP den Nationalratssitz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Beat Arnold". PRAVA (in German).
- ^ Arnold, Florian (20 October 2019). "Simon Stadler schafft den Sprung knapp". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.