Peter Spuhler
Peter Spuhler | |
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Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| In office 6 December 1999 – 31 December 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Verena Herzog |
| Constituency | Canton of Thurgau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Christoph Spuhler 9 January 1959 Seville, Spain |
| Citizenship | Swiss |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse | Andrea Schaffner
(m. 1986, divorced)Daniela Hoffmann (m. 2008) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Warth-Weiningen, Switzerland |
| Education | University of St. Gallen |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Switzerland |
| Branch/service | Special Forces Command (Switzerland) |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Grenadier |
Peter Christoph Spuhler (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtər ˈkrɪstɔf ˈʃpuːlər]; born 9 January 1959) is a Swiss business magnate, industrialist and politician who most notably served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1999 to 2012 for the Swiss People's Party.
In 1989, Spuhler took-over Stadler Rail, which was founded by the grandfather of his first wife Ernst Stadler, and has served as its chief executive officer 1989 to 2017 and again on an ad interim basis from 2020 until 2023. He built the company almost from ground-up to a multinational concern with notable projects such as Caltrain in California. His net worth is estimated at $3.9 billion by Forbes magazine.