Jean-Noël Rey

He was director-general of the head of the Swiss post and telecommunications service (PTT) from 1990 to 1998, and a member of the National Council of Switzerland from 2003 to 2007.

[1] Born in Siders, Valais, Rey graduated with a doctorate in social sciences from the University of Geneva in 1978.

When PTT was split into Swisscom and Swiss Post in 1998, Rey was the subject of allegations of cronyism and resigned as CEO of the new postal service, but was acquitted of criminal charges.

Rey was killed in the 2016 Ouagadougou terror attacks in Burkina Faso, together with another former Swiss politician, Georgie Lamon.

They had been visiting a school built by a Swiss charity founded by Lamon, Association Yelen, for which Rey had helped raise money.