Jürg M. Stauffer is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 politician from Ittigen

Ittigen

Ittigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The municipality was formed in 1983 when it and Ostermundigen were separated from territory once part of Bolligen.-History:...

 in the canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Berne

Canton of Berne

The Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...

. From 2000 until November 26, 2004, he was Secretary General of the Young SVP

Young SVP

The Young SVP is the youth wing of the Swiss People's Party Founded in 1977 as a part of the SVP's Zurich branch, the Young SVP served as a training ground for many of the SVP's future leaders....

, the youth section of the Swiss People's Party

Swiss People's Party

The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...

 (SVP). He quit this office after irregularities surrounding the financing of a party event were made public. Stauffer was a member of the Young SVP board from 1998 to 2005. During this period he recruited many new party members, making the Young SVP the largest political youth organisation in Switzerland. Mr. Stauffer was the director of the referendum campaign against a law for a state-run maternity insurance, which was voted down with 61% "No" votes. Since he quit office he is a permanent member of the party's steering committee and advises the party board on various issues. Since the late '90s Stauffer has been leading all international affairs of the Young SVP and is currently their international officer. On May 17, 2008, Stauffer was elected vice Secretary General of the JSVP.

Stauffer represents the Young SVP in various international organisations as European Young Conservatives

European Young Conservatives

The European Young Conservatives is a grouping of youth wings of conservative, classical liberal and centre-right political parties in Europe....

 (EYC) or the International Young Democrat Union

International Young Democrat Union

The International Young Democrat Union is an international grouping of centre-right political youth organisations, encompassing conservative, classical liberal, and Christian democratic traditions. It is the youth wing of the International Democrat Union , which brings together centre-right...

(IYDU); he is currently a vice-chairman of IYDU.