André Hediger

André Hediger
Mayor of Geneva
In office 1 June 2006 – 31 May 2007
In office 1 June 2002 – 31 May 2003
In office 1 June 1998 – 31 May 1999
In office 1 June 1994 – 31 May 1995
In office 1 June 1990 – 31 Mat 1991
Member of the Grand Council of Geneva
In office 1 November 2001 – 3 November 2005
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-28)28 April 1941
Died	2 July 2024(2024-07-02) (aged 83)
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	PdT
Occupation	Trade unionist Metallurgist

André Hediger (28 April 1941 – 2 July 2024) was a Swiss politician of the Swiss Party of Labor (PdT).[1][2]

Biography

Born on 28 April 1941, Hediger worked as metallurgist and a trade unionist, joining the PdT as a secretary. He served in the Grand Council of Geneva from 2001 to 2005[3] and in the Administrative Council of Geneva [fr] from 1987 to 2007.[4] He was elected to the Municipal Council of Geneva in 1987.[5] He served as mayor of Geneva multiple times from 1990 to 2007 before retiring.

On 22 May 2006, Hediger was charged with abuse of authority over several dozen parking violations. Despite this, he was re-elected mayor that year.[6] However, this further tarnished the image of Genevan local politics, which had already suffered over financial affairs.[7] His colleague, Pierre Muller, was criticized for voting for Hediger over Patrice Mugny [fr], though Mugny had never sought the position of mayor.[8] In 2009, he received a three-day suspended sentence over the case.[9]

Hediger died on 2 July 2024, at the age of 83.[10]

References

1. "Alliance de Gauche - Parti du Travail". admin.ch (in French).
2. Armanios, Rachad (3 July 2024). "Ancien maire de Genève, André Hediger a marqué la gauche municipale". Tribune de Genève (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
3. "M. Hediger André". Grand Council of Geneva (in French).
4. "Présidence et direction du département des sports et de la sécurité". City of Geneva (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
5. Jeanneret, Pierre (2002). Popistes: histoire du Parti ouvrier et populaire vaudois, 1943-2001 (in French). Lausanne: Éditions d'en bas. p. 703. ISBN 2-8290-0272-5.
6. "André Hédiger élu maire de Genève". Le Temps (in French). 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
7. "La street luge est un sport à risques pratiqué en compétition". Télévision Suisse Romande (in French). 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
8. "Genève: élection d'Hédiger "irrégulière"". Télévision Suisse Romande (in French). 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
9. Mansour, Fati (12 October 2009). "André Hédiger condamné pour abus d'autorité". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
10. "Geneva: Former Mayor of the City André Hediger has died". DayFR Euro. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.