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unusual facts about Swiss National Council



Geneva Citizens' Movement

In the federal election of October 2011, the MCG won one of Geneva's eleven seats in the National Council, with Mauro Poggia (b. 1959), formerly of the Christian Democrats and also the Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats.

Gottlieb Jäger

Gottlieb Jäger (28 December 1805 - 25 April 1891) was a Swiss politician, President of the Federal Supreme Court (1860) and President of the Swiss National Council (1864/1865).

Josy Gyr-Steiner

Josy Gyr-Steiner (10 October 1949 – 18 April 2007) was a Swiss politician from the Canton of Schwyz and member of the Swiss National Council (2003–2007).

Ruth Genner

Ruth Genner (born January 13, 1956) is a Swiss politician, member of the government of the city of Zurich, former member of the Swiss National Council (1998-2008) and leader of the Green Party of Switzerland (2001-2008).

Swiss Party of Labour

Holding two seats in the Swiss National Council (lower or first chamber of the Swiss parliament), going into the 2007 elections, the party stood candidates in the cantons of Zürich, Vaud, Geneva and the Ticino on their own, and in Neuchâtel the candidate was on a joint list with Solidarity.

Ulrich Giezendanner

In 1991, he was elected to the National Council, representing the canton of Aargau, and since 1995 he has been the head of the Commission for Transport and Telecommunications.

Ulrich Schlüer

He was the mayor of Flaach 1994-1998, and member of the Swiss National Council 1995 to 2007, when he lost his mandate in the 2007 federal election.


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