 In 2011, he was re-elected for his third term in office.In May 2014, he resigned from the national council due to the "unedifying collaboration with the federal council and some backers on matters related to the Swiss financial center".Between 2011 and 2018, he was member of the Board of Directors of Zürcher Kantonalbank.Between 1999 and 2018, Hans Kaufmann was the President of the Board of Directors of Kaufmann Research AG.