1. Johann Niklaus Schneider colloquially Johann Schneider-Ammann was born on 18 February 1952 and is a Swiss businessman, electrical engineer and politician who most notably served as President of Switzerland in 2016, and concurrently as a member of the Federal Council for The Liberals.
The Johann Schneider-Ammann family is among the richest Swiss citizens with an estimated net worth of 650 million Swiss Francs by Handelszeitung.
Johann Schneider-Ammann was raised in the Emmental and attended local schools.
Johann Schneider-Ammann attended the Gymnasium in Langenthal where he graduated with his Matura in 1972.
Johann Schneider-Ammann started his professional career at Oerlikon-Buhrle where he was a project manager from 1978 to 1981.
Johann Schneider-Ammann then entered the family business of his in-laws, Ammann Group, in Langenthal in 1984.
Johann Schneider-Ammann was reelected to the National Council in 2003 and 2007.
However, Johann Schneider-Ammann's company moved substantial funds to a Jersey, a tax haven, the same year.
In 2009, Johann Schneider-Ammann became a member of the newly-established FDP.
Johann Schneider-Ammann took office on 1 November 2010 as the head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, which became the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research in 2013.
Johann Schneider-Ammann had previously announced his intention to step down from his corporate responsibilities as well as various board memberships if elected.
Johann Schneider-Ammann was inaugurated as President of the Swiss Confederation on 1 January 2016 along Vice President Doris Leuthard.
On 1 June 2016, as President of Switzerland, Johann Schneider-Ammann was present at the official opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which became the world's longest railway tunnel, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi among others.
On 31 December 2018, Johann Schneider-Ammann left the Federal Council; he was replaced by Karin Keller-Sutter on 1 January 2019.