Government Councillor Mario Fehr

Mario Fehr has been Head of the Department of Security since 2011. In the 2019 elections, the Minister of Security was re-elected into the Government Council of Zurich with the highest number of votes

Welcome

Dear resident of Zurich

We are experiencing the lowest crime rates of the last 40 years. This accomplishment is owed to the police and their outstanding prevention work and presence in public places. Whenever necessary, the police intervene, quickly and adequately. When it comes to protection against violence, the Cantonal Police Force ranks best in the country. I am committed to guaranteeing a properly equipped and excellently trained police force that serves us all, now and in the future.

Social assistance and welfare ensure that people in need never find themselves living below the national minimum subsistence level. Questioning the minimum subsistence level means undermining the foundation of social peace in Switzerland. I am highly committed to social balance.

Exercise is a fun, healthy, and sensible hobby. Exercising and playing sports contribute to a close-knit community and subtly promote integration. I want exercise and sport to play this important role more actively still – for example by promoting women’s football.

That is what I stand for and will continue to stand for. I am committed to ensuring that our canton is safe, social, and active. Now and in the future!

Cordially, Mario Fehr

About Mario Fehr

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Head of the Department of Security	since 2011
President of the Government Council	2016/2017
Party membership	---
Year of birth	1958
Domicile	Adliswil

Without safety, there is no freedom

Ensuring safety is one of the most important duties of the state. It is the foundation for our freedom. There is no freedom without safety. As it is the canton that carries out this task – with and thanks to you, in part – this safety is and always will be for everyone. Inclusive and comprehensive safety. No matter the social status or the age. Regardless of background and gender.
The cantonal police protect our safety – day by day, regardless of punctual media coverage or individual political interests. And that is what matters in the end.
That is what really counts. That is what the people of Zurich are entitled to. And that is also what they feel and appreciate.

Municipal associations bring people together and contribute to the well-being of society at large.

During my 16 years in the Adliswil City Council and nine years in the Government Council as Head of the Department of Security, I was responsible for the promotion of sports on a municipal level. I had the pleasure of experiencing up close how much social value municipal associations create and how they are able to bring people together. It is truly remarkable. Without the sense of community and solidarity that these associations create, Zurich and the rest of the country would not be where they are today.

Asylum matters are tended to collectively by various partners.

The asylum system involves very demanding and diverse tasks, which is why various different partners work on it together. The people of Zurich support our asylum system: Over 70% of the population voted yes on the new Asylum Act. I see that as an approval of the way the canton and the municipalities exercise their responsibilities regarding asylum matters.
The high acceptance rate is owed to three factors: fair asylum procedure – repatriation – integration And because the asylum system is widely supported by the Swiss people, the country is highly successful at integrating non-native people. This, of course, requires the necessary commitment – from everyone.

Year	Occupation
1984	Graduation from the University of Zurich with a degree in law
1984-1985	Assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich
1985-1986	Intern at the District Court in Zurich
1986-1988	Intern at the Office of the Juvenile Prosecutor in Horgen
1989-1994	Position at the Arbeitserziehungsanstalt Uitikon (Uitikon correctional facility for juvenile delinquents)
1992-2008	Teacher at the Zurich Vocational School for Technical Professions (TBZ)
1994	Graduation from the University of Zurich as a teacher for general subjects in vocational schools
2006-2011	President of KV Schweiz, the Swiss Society of Commercial Employees

Year	Occupation
1986-1994	Member of the Adliswil Municipal Parliament
1991-2000	Cantonal Parliament
1994-2010	Member of the Adliswil City Council
2000-2005	Constitutional Council
1999-2011	Member of the National Council, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Science, Education, and Culture Committee

Sports

Football, hiking (on the Felsenegg, in the Appenzell or the Himalayas), jogging, biking, and sporting events of all sorts

Honorary member of the Zürcher Kantonalverband für Sport ZKS (cantonal sports association)

Honorary member of the Zürcher Turnverband ZTV (cantonal gymnastics association)

Honorary member of the Zürcher Fussballverband FVRZ (cantonal football association)

Public appearances of the Government Councillor

On the stage of Zurich’s sports festival, Government Councillor Mario Fehr and a boy demonstrate how the backhand game Street Racket is played.

Government Councillor Mario Fehr thanks the municipality of Stammheim and the organizers for a successful sports festival.
Government Councillor Mario Fehr visits the land forces staff battalion 20 in the field at the beginning of September 2019
During the ground-breaking ceremony in Wädenswil for the new commercial building of the Buildings Insurance of the Canton of Zurich, Government Councillor Mario Fehr speaks to the guests.
At the end of June 2019, the very first Living Football Award was presented to Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina, at the home of FIFA in Zurich. Government Councillor Mario Fehr did not only give a speech, he also participated in the subsequent VIP match. Source: FIFA Image source: FIFA

At the FIFA headquarters, Government Councillor Mario Fehr presents a youth who has successfully completed his 1418coach training with his diploma. Source: FIFA Image source: FIFA
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter (middle), Government Councillor Mario Fehr (left), commanding officer of the police Thomas Würgler (second from right), and the head of the airport police, boarder control division, Marius Weyerman (right), at the Zurich Airport passport checkpoint. Source: Zurich Cantonal Police Force Image source: Kantonspolizei Zürich
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter is shown by Government Councillor Mario Fehr, Head of the Migration Office Urs Betschart, and Head of the airport police Ueli Zoelly how the Schengen external border is protected. Source: Zurich Cantonal Police Force Image source: Kantonspolizei Zürich
In Stammheim, Government Councillor Mario Fehr inaugurates the touring location of the mobile pump track of the Sports Office of the Canton of Zurich by taking his bike for a spin.
In September 2019 in Stammheim, Government Councillor Mario Fehr gives a speech on the stage of the cantonal sports festival and presents an award together with Yvonne Bürgin (Cantonal Councillor) and Urs Hutter (president of the ZKS).
At the end of January 2019, Government Councillor Mario Fehr participates in an event on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and joins the discussions.
Government Councillor Mario Fehr visits the land forces staff battalion 20 at the beginning of September 2019 and speaks to the members in their training room.
Government Councillor Mario Fehr visits the land forces staff battalion 20 at the beginning of September 2019 and speaks to two servicemen.
Government Councillor Mario Fehr formally inaugurates the base of the traffic police in Winterthur after its renovation.
Government Councillor Mario Fehr (left) and Peter Kyburz, head of the Road Traffic Office, present the new hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo of the Zurich Government. Source: Â¬Â©MELANIE DUCHENE Image source: Â¬Â©MELANIE DUCHENE
Government Councillor Mario Fehr (left) and Peter Kyburz, head of the Road Traffic Office, get out of the new hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo of the Zurich Government. Source: ¬©MELANIE DUCHENE Image source: ¬©MELANIE DUCHENE
Government Councillor Mario Fehr, Head of the Department of Security, with the new hydrogen-powered Hyundai Nexo of the Zurich Government. Image source: ©MELANIE DUCHENE