Elmar Ledergerber (born April 4, 1944 in
Engelberg
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) is a former
Mayor of Zurich. He is a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
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and was once named one of the most outstanding mayors of the year by a London think-tank. However he has also been criticized for not seeing through projects.
[SwissInfo]
/ref> He is currently active in promoting tourism to Zurich
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.University of St. Gallen
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.
References
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Mayors of Zurich
1944 births
Living people
University of St. Gallen alumni