Beat Arnold

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Beat Arnold
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
Born24 April 1978
Altdorf, Switzerland
Died10 October 2021(2021-10-10) (aged 43)
Lucerne, Switzerland
Political partySVP

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.

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 [de]. 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 [fr].[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]

  1. ^ Arnold, Florian (11 October 2021). "Beat Arnold schrieb Urner Politgeschichte". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Lucerne. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Beat Arnold". The Federal Assembly — The Swiss Parliament.
  3. ^ "Beat Arnold". Kanton Uri (in German). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Merki, Martin (19 April 2010). "Die SVP Uri vor dem Sprung". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Beat Arnold". LinkedIn (in German).
  6. ^ "Beat Arnold". UDC Suisse (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ "SVP schafft Sprung in die Urner Regierung". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 25 April 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ "«Es war mir eine Ehre, an deiner Seite zu kämpfen»". Blick (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ^ "URI: Beat Arnold hat SVP-Geschichte geschrieben". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ Fürst, Mathias (3 February 2015). "Beat Arnold kandidiert für den Nationalrat". Urner Wochenblatt (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Beat Arnold holt im Kanton Uri für die SVP den Nationalratssitz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 18 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Beat Arnold". PRAVA (in German).
  13. ^ Arnold, Florian (20 October 2019). "Simon Stadler schafft den Sprung knapp". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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