SVP rebuilds party headquarters: plagiarism Henrique Schneider becomes general secretary

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Henrique Schneider (46) surprises with comeback. After being voted out as director of the trade association last year before he could take up his position, the SVP dropped the blow on Thursday afternoon. She announced that Schneider would be the new general secretary from March.

Schneider, who is considered a right-wing liberal theorist, faced accusations of embellishing his resume and using plagiarism in his writing. The affair led to his powerlessness at the Swiss Trade Association (SGV) in June 2023. It also involved a dispute over leadership within the SGV. The question of whether the association should act as the unofficial economic policy arm of the SVP or follow the centrist course of President Fabio Regazzi (61) led to tensions.

Strengthen the effectiveness of the General Secretariat

Now Schneider surprises with a new beginning in politics; He is expected to become the new general secretary of the Swiss People’s Party from March this year. The staff also sheds special light on the power structures within the SVP. Peter Keller (52), former national councilor from Nidwalden, who headed the general secretariat of the SVP in recent years, will act as Schneider’s deputy in the future. He now wants to become more substantively involved again, he writes to the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”.

With this reshuffle, the party leadership strengthens the political clout of the General Secretariat, the SVP writes in its statement. Schneider was deeply committed to supporting SMEs. The SVP highly commends the appointed Secretary General for having achieved a lot in the interests of SMEs, especially on the EU file, in the areas of economic policy and energy policy. As deputy director of the largest umbrella organization in the Swiss economy, he also took charge of a political organization and shaped both content and communication. All this makes him perfectly suited to the new task. (oco)

Source:Blick