Dr. Thomas Wagner

Dr. Thomas Wagner is former Zurich Mayor and Honorary Citizen of the Chinese cities Kunming and Dalian. He graduated at the University of Zurich in medicine and law. He was a member of the City Government of Zurich for twenty-four years. As Mayor of Zurich he initiated the relationship between Zurich and Kunming (Yunnan) as sister-cities in 1982. He was responsible for many successful pilot projects between Zurich and Kunming in the cultural, environmental and urban development sector (water distribution, water purification, public transportation, protection of historical monuments, regional planning, etc).

In 2002 he opened a consulting firm for facilitating bilateral relations between Switzerland and China in business, culture and tourism. The scope of Mr. Wagner's business activities extends to all provinces in China. Thomas Wagner was a member of the Swiss Steering Committee for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing and the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai.

Thomas Wagner holds several important positions and titles:

• President of the Association Switzerland - China
• Honorary Citizen of the city of Kunming and the city of Dalian
• "Friendship Ambassador" by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
• He was also appointed as Distinguished Professor at the Tongji University (Shanghai) and as Distinguished Professor at the Kunming University (Kunming), PR China.

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