Andrea Caroni
{{Short description|Swiss politician}}
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| image = Andrea Caroni (2023).jpg
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| office = President of the Council of States
| term_start = 2 December 2024
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| predecessor = Eva Herzog
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| office2 = Member of the Council of States of Switzerland
| constituency2 = Appenzell Ausserrhoden
| term_start2 = 30 November 2015
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| office3 = National Council
| term_start3 = 5 December 2011
| term_end3 = 29 November 2015
| predecessor3 = Marianne Kleiner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|19}}
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| party = The Liberals
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| children = 2
| alma_mater = University of Zurich (BA)
Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) https://hcswitzerland.clubs.harvard.edu/article.html?aid=232
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Andrea Claudio Caroni ({{IPA|it|anˈdrɛːa ˈklaudjo kaˈroːni}}; born 19 April 1980) is a Swiss lawyer and politician who currently serves on the Council of States since 2015. He previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) between 2011 and 2015, then the only representative from the Canton of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden. In 2024, Caroni was elected President of the Council of States for the 2024–2025 period.
Early life and education
Caroni was born 19 April 1980 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to Luciano Caroni and Vera Caroni (née Caflisch), an economist.Death notice of Dr. Claudio Caroni (1907-1984)
https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19840504-01.2.78&srpos=2&e=-------de-20--1--img-txIN-Vera+Caroni-------0-----{{Cite web |date=2011-10-23 |title=In den Fussstapfen von Marianne Kleiner – und Sonja Nef |url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/appenzellerland/in-den-fussstapfen-von-marianne-kleiner-und-sonja-nef-ld.638476 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=St. Galler Tagblatt |language=de}} His mother is from Grisons. He was partially raised in Wolfhalden and Grub, Appenzell-Ausserrhoden.{{Cite web |last=Appenzell |first=Template, Webdesign & Entwicklung ©koller team GmbH |title=Persönliches |url=https://www.andrea-caroni.ch/persoenliches/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Andrea Caroni |language=de}}
His paternal grandfather, Dr. Claudio Caroni (1907-1984), an attorney and industrialist, was of Ticinese origin from Rancate. In 1948, he took-over the delinquent Dornier plant in Altenrhein and rebranded them Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein (FFA) which manufactured airplanes, rail, funiculars, sailing boats, trams and road tankers.{{Cite web |last=Vögele |first=Adrian |date=2019-10-30 |title=Flug- und Fahrzeugwerken Altenrhein: Neue Einblicke |url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/stgaller-staatsarchiv-neu-erschlossen-bilder-des-ffa-altenrhein-ld.1164250 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=St. Galler Tagblatt |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=Swiss Aviation Industry |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/ch-industry-aviation.htm |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}} He was also a private investor and board member of several companies (most notably Aufzüge AG, Schaffhausen and Kuranstalten Bad Ragaz).Caroni, Claudio (1907-1984)
https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/031046/2020-03-12/ His great-grandfather, Paul Jaberg (1878-1955), was president of Union Bank of Switzerland and board member of several companies including Bank in Winterthur, Sulzer and Saurer.
He completed his Matura at the Trogen Cantonal School and then studied Law at the University of Zürich and University of Lausanne. In 2007, he was admitted to the bar and completed his Juris Doctor in 2008 in State Law and International Law. Between 2008 and 2010, Caroni was personal assistant to Federal Councilor Hans-Rudolf Merz. Between 2010 and 2012, he completed a Master of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School.
Professional career
Since 2012, Caroni is a lawyer at the firm ME Advocat Rechtsanwälte in Herisau. Since 2013, he is additionally a lecturer in public law at the University of St. Gallen.
Personal life
In 2013, Caroni married Jasmine Graf. They have two children;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/club/video/drittes-geschlecht---ist-die-schweiz-bereit?urn=urn:srf:video:d65a66f7-3614-4415-9987-400c878d615b |title=Club - Drittes Geschlecht – Ist die Schweiz bereit? - Play SRF |access-date=2024-06-16 |via=www.srf.ch}}
- Fiona Caroni (born 2014)
- Flavio Caroni (born 2016)
Since 2017, Caroni resides in Herisau.https://www.blick.ch/politik/fdp-staenderat-baut-in-herisau-sein-traumhaus-caronis-villa-steht-wanderern-im-weg-id6134431.html
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Category:Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Category:FDP.The Liberals politicians
Category:21st-century Swiss politicians
Category:University of Zurich alumni