Roger Köppel

Roger Köppel
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2015
ConstituencyCanton of Zürich
Personal details
Born
Roger Jürg Köppel

(1965-03-21) 21 March 1965 (age 59)
Zürich, Switzerland
Political partySwiss People's Party
SpouseBiech Tien Ton
Children4
EducationKantonsschule Zürcher Unterland
Alma materUniversity of Zürich (Licentiate)
WebsiteOfficial website (in German)

Roger Jürg Köppel (born 21 March 1965) is a Swiss journalist, entrepreneur, publicist and conservative politician, who served as a member of the National Council for the Swiss People's Party from 2015 to 2023.[1] He is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Die Weltwoche, a Swiss weekly magazine.[2] He previously worked as editor-in-chief for Die Welt from 2004 to 2006.[3][4]

Early life and education

Köppel was born 21 March 1965 in Zürich, Switzerland to Robert Köppel, a general contractor, and Margrit Köppel (née Zumkehr), a secretary.[5] His parents were Protestant and Catholic and died during his teens.[6] He had one older half-brother with whom he stayed after 1971.[7][8][9] In 1983, he graduated from Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland. He then studied in the University of Zurich's Department of Political Philosophy and Economic History. He completed his Licentiate in 1995. His thesis on Carl Schmitt, Autorität und Mythos: Carl Schmitt und die Wiederverzauberung staatlicher Gewalt (1916–1938) ("Authority and Myth: Carl Schmitt and the Re-enchantment of State Power") was written in collaboration with the Swiss philosopher Georg Köhler.[10][11][8]

Politics

In various public statements Köppel supported President Trump,[12] FIFA officials Sepp Blatter[13] and Gianni Infantino,[14] Qatar's emir Al-Thani, and President Putin.[15]

Personal life

Köppel is married to Biech Tien Köppel (née Ton), who was born in Switzerland to Vietnamese refugees. They have four children.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Roger Köppel". Die Weltwoche (in German). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ Wedl, Johanna (26 February 2015). "Köppel will "nicht an Seitenlinie stehen" | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Le journaliste zurichois Roger Köppel candidat UDC au Conseil national" (in French). Radio Télévision Suisse. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ^ https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sha-001%3A1959%3A77%3A%3A751&referrer=search#751 [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Roger Köppel: «Die Kirchen sind eine unterbewertete Aktie in der Schweiz»". kath.ch. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ Machac, Lucie; Steiner, Jürg (30 March 2015). ""Bern verschenkt die Kernwerte der Schweiz"". Berner Zeitung (in German). ISSN 1424-1021. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b ""Die Gegenposition zum Mainstream ist immer richtig" | Medienwoche". Medienwoche (in German). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (10 January 2012), Schawinski – Roger Köppel bei Schawinski, retrieved 28 November 2017
  10. ^ Köppel, Roger (1995). Autorität und Mythos: Carl Schmitt und die Wiederverzauberung staatlicher Gewalt (1916–1938) (in German).
  11. ^ Köppel, Roger (1995). Autorität und Mythos: Carl Schmitt und die Wiederverzauberung staatlicher Gewalt (1916–1938) (Thesis) (in German). Zürich. OCLC 637840711.
  12. ^ "Politohr – Köppel & Trump: Chronik einer Männerfreundschaft". 8 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Das System Fifa: Blatters letzte Tage auf dem Piratenschiff". 3 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Roger Köppel und Felix E. Müller: Grosse Verwirrung punkto «westliche Werte»".
  15. ^ "MSN". MSN.
  16. ^ mindenki (13 August 2022). "The Story of the Based Swiss Editor-in-Chief and Orbán's Dallas Speech | Hungarian Conservative". www.hungarianconservative.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.