"Minister of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports of Switzerland" . . "Swiss politician" . . . "2001-01-01Z"^^ . . "Vice President of Switzerland" . "President of Switzerland" . . "Member of the Swiss Federal Council" . "2005-12-31Z"^^ . . "Samuel Schmid"@en . "Schmid, Samuel"@en . "Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947 in R\u00FCti bei B\u00FCren, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss politician who was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minister for Switzerland).He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000. He was a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), and is now a member of the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland."@en . "2005-01-01Z"^^ . . "2004-01-01Z"^^ . "1947Z"^^ . . "1947-01-08Z"^^ . "2004-12-31Z"^^ . . "2008-12-31Z"^^ .