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Dick Marty
Dick Marty (7 January 1945 – 28 December 2023) was a Swiss politician (FDP.The Liberals) and state prosecutor of the canton of Ticino. He was a member of the Swiss Council of States (from 1995 to 2011) and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Marty was born in Sorengo, in Ticino, Switzerland. He held a doctorate in law from the University of Neuchâtel. His 1974 thesis was entitled, The Role and the Power of the Swiss Judge in the Application of Penal Sanctions (French: Le Rôle et les pouvoirs du juge suisse dans l'application des sanctions pénales).
From 1972 to 1975, Marty worked at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg, Germany, responsible for the section on Swiss law.
In 1975, Marty was nominated state prosecutor of Ticino, in which post he was specially noted for his energetic activities fighting organized crime and drug abuse. For his achievements in the area of drug legislation, he received in 1987 an Award of Honor of the United States Department of Justice and a special award of honor by the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association.
In 1995, upon being elected to the Swiss Council of States for Ticino, he resigned from his executive post and thereafter worked part-time as a legal and economic consultant.[citation needed]
Marty was president of Tourism Switzerland from 1996 to 2007. He also served as president of the Swiss Scouting Foundation until 2010.
In 2014, Marty was appointed head of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission by the Union Cycliste Internationale, with a remit to investigate doping in the sport during the 1990s and 2000s.
In 1989, Marty was elected a member of the cantonal executive in Ticino, where he was director of the finance department, and in 1992 additionally held the office of president, which rotates among the members.
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Dick Marty
Dick Marty (7 January 1945 – 28 December 2023) was a Swiss politician (FDP.The Liberals) and state prosecutor of the canton of Ticino. He was a member of the Swiss Council of States (from 1995 to 2011) and of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Marty was born in Sorengo, in Ticino, Switzerland. He held a doctorate in law from the University of Neuchâtel. His 1974 thesis was entitled, The Role and the Power of the Swiss Judge in the Application of Penal Sanctions (French: Le Rôle et les pouvoirs du juge suisse dans l'application des sanctions pénales).
From 1972 to 1975, Marty worked at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg, Germany, responsible for the section on Swiss law.
In 1975, Marty was nominated state prosecutor of Ticino, in which post he was specially noted for his energetic activities fighting organized crime and drug abuse. For his achievements in the area of drug legislation, he received in 1987 an Award of Honor of the United States Department of Justice and a special award of honor by the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association.
In 1995, upon being elected to the Swiss Council of States for Ticino, he resigned from his executive post and thereafter worked part-time as a legal and economic consultant.[citation needed]
Marty was president of Tourism Switzerland from 1996 to 2007. He also served as president of the Swiss Scouting Foundation until 2010.
In 2014, Marty was appointed head of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission by the Union Cycliste Internationale, with a remit to investigate doping in the sport during the 1990s and 2000s.
In 1989, Marty was elected a member of the cantonal executive in Ticino, where he was director of the finance department, and in 1992 additionally held the office of president, which rotates among the members.