St Gallen, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Hans Rudolf Merz, Switzerland’s finance minister and federal councillor, underwent coronary bypass surgery Sunday following failure of his circulatory system Saturday. Doctors report that he is doing well.
Federal staff in Bern who saw him last week said they noticed no signs of illness, but they pointed out to ATS that with the turmoil in financial markets recently the 66-year-old minister has been under enormous pressure.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 22 September 2008.
Filed under: Politics
Tags: federal councillor, Politics, Swiss cabinet
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