Urs Ziegler - Switzerland
Biography
Dr. Urs Ziegler was born in Chur, Switzerland on 24 December 1960. After having completed his studies in natural sciences he worked in the field of environmental protection for a civil engineering company, as well as for more than 10 years for the Swiss Office for Environmental Protection. During this time he also acquired a masters degree in public administration. In early 2005 he joined the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation as Head of the Office’s Environmental Protection Unit. He is the actual Swiss member of ICAO’s Committee on Aviation and Environmental Protection CAEP which he currently chairs. He is also chairing ECAC’s Environmental Forum.
Urs Ziegler’s current affiliation is the Swiss Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC - Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA).