Denis Simonet
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Denis Simonet (born May 21, 1985,[1] Biel/Bienne) is a Swiss politician, and was the first president of the Pirate Party Switzerland (PPS).[2] In April 2012 he was elected as a board member of Pirate Parties International.[3] He also is the chairman of the court of arbitration of PPS and the spokesman of his party.[4]
At the foundation of Pirate Party Switzerland in Zurich, Simonet was elected the first chairman. In March 2012 at the Assembly in Visperterminen he didn't run for this function again. Instead he became the chairman of the new court of arbitration. The board also elected him spokesman. From 15 April 2012 till 13 April 2014 he also was a member of the board of the Pirate Parties International.
Biography
Simonet, a founding member of his party, studied Computer Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and switched to the Bern University of Applied Sciences. He is also a founding member of the Swiss Privacy Foundation.[5] One of his hobbies is playing the piano. He released his two compositions on last.fm and composed the jingle for the independent podcast parrot.fm.[6] His composition «Move on» was rearranged and produced by MG Rizzello, the song is available for free on Bandcamp.[7] He also acts as a reporter for parrot.fm and he is a member of the Swiss association of specialized journalists.[8]