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Peter Bossard | |
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| Head of the Zug Department of Interior | |
| In office 1995 – 27 September 2001 | |
| Member of the Executive Council of Zug | |
| In office 1995? – 27 September 2001 | |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Zug | |
| In office 1987–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1938 Cham, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 September 2001 (aged 63) Zug, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Heidy Küng |
Peter Bossard (10 March 1938 – 27 September 2001) was a Swiss politician.
Life and career
editBossard was born on 10 March 1938 in Cham, Switzerland, to Walter and Alice Bossard (née Ritter).[1]
Bossard married Heidy Küng.[1]
In 1970, Bossard was seriously injured in a motor collision alongside the driver Peter Schwegler, between Unteriberg and Euthal.[2]
Bossard served on the board of directors of Bossard Schrauben, a screw and fastening trading company.[3]
Bossard was a municipal councillor of Zug for the FDP from 1971 to 1986, and was its president from 1983 to 1984. From 1973 to 1992, he was a board member of the Zug Corporation and was a member of the Cantonal Council of Zug from 1987 to 1994. He then left the Cantonal Council to join the Executive Council, where he served from 1995 to 2001, as well as the head of the Department of Interior.[1]
Death
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On 27 September 2001, 57-year-old Friedrich Leibacher, disguised as a police officer, entered the hall in the Cantonal Council of Zug where members were meeting and opened fire, killing 14 people—including Bossard—and injuring 18 more.[4][5]: 7 He then detonated a bomb in the building and committed suicide.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Morosoli, Renato (7 January 2003). "Peter Bossard". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Collision: Deux Blesses Graves" [Collision: Two Seriously Injured]. Le Nouvelliste (in Swiss French). Vol. 3, no. 101. 2 May 1970. p. 2. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Neue Aktiengesellschaften" [New joint stock companies]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). No. 268 (2 ed.). 13 June 1973. p. 13. Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via e-newspaperarchives.ch.
- ^ "Gunman kills 14 in Swiss assembly". BBC News. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Untersuchungsrichterlicher Schlussbericht zum Attentat vom 27. September 2001 im Regierungsgebäude des Kantons Zug [Final report by the investigating judge on the attack on 27 September 2001 in the government building of the canton of Zug] (PDF) (Report) (in Swiss High German). Examining magistrate of the Canton of Zug. General Department. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Oliver, Mark (27 September 2001). "Swiss man kills 14 in crazed gun attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2024.