Hans-Ueli Vogt

Hans-Ueli Vogt (born 5 December 1969) is a Swiss jurist. He is a law professor at the University of Zurich and a politician of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He was a member of the National Council between 2015 and 2021 and announced his candidacy to the Federal Council in October 2022.

Education Vogt was born on 5 December 1969 in Winterthur. After Vogt completed high school in Wetzikon following which he studied at the University of St. Gallen, graduating with a Master of Business Administration. Between 1995 and 1998, he was employed as an assistant to and part-time researcher in the law department of the University if Zurich. In the same year he was also a candidate to the Council of States, but not elected. He was re-elected to the National Council in 2019. Out of five candidates, the SVP chose Vogt of the Canton of Zurich and Albert Rösti of the Canton of Bern as the party's official candidates. Federal Councilors are the executive branch of the Swiss Government and are elected by the Parliament and not by popular vote.

Political positions He is a member of the SVP but also defends positions independently. Contrary to the position of the SVP, he supported the yes campaign in the referendum on homosexual marriages in 2021. He is not a seen as typical politician of the SVP.

Personal life He is homosexual lives in Kreis 5 in Zurich and is a fan of the German Schlager singer Helene Fischer.