Fürrer succeeds Bucher in the canton of Zug
The Zug cantonal government has appointed Lukas Fürrer as Secretary General of the canton's Directorate of Education and Culture. He succeeds Christoph Bucher, who will be taking early retirement at the end of July 2015.
Fürrer, now 42, studied journalism, European ethnology and economic and social history and, according to the canton's press release, has ten years of professional experience as a primary school teacher and six years of administrative experience at federal level, including three years as deputy to the Swiss defense attaché at the Swiss embassy in Washington D. C.
Born in Zug, he has been employed by the Canton of Zug since 2012 and initially worked as Deputy Head of the Office for Secondary Schools and Teacher Training College. Since March 2014, he has held the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Directorate of Education and Culture. He will take up his new post on August 1, 2015.
