Angela Koller

Last updated

Angela Koller (born 24 August 1983) is a Swiss politician representing The Centre in Appenzell Innerrhoden. She was elected as a Landammann for the canton in 2025, becoming the first female Landammann in Appenzell Innerrhoden.

Biography

Angela Koller is a lawyer [1] [2] and member of The Centre. [2] She currently serves on the Grand Council of Appenzell Innerrhoden  [ de ]. [1] Per the Appenzell Employees' Association, which Koller is a member of, she was born on 24 August 1983. [3] [4] In April 2025, Koller was elected as Landammann of Appenzell Innerrhoden. Her position was decided through the Landsgemeinde, a public forum that Appenzell Innerrhoden uses to elect its cantonal leaders and judges. [1] Koller was decided as the standing Landammann, with Roland Dähler  [ de ] as the governing Landammann. [1] Koller will become the governing Landammann in 2027. [1] Koller was the first woman elected as Landammann in Appenzell Innerrhoden. [1] [2] Appenzell Innerrhoden was the last Swiss canton where women's suffrage was legalised, with women first voting in 1991. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Swiss canton elects first woman council chief". SWI swissinfo . Keystone-SDA. 27 April 2025. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Last Swiss region to allow women to vote elects first woman mayor". The Local . Agence France-Presse. 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. "Angela Koller". Arbeitnehmendenvereinigung Appenzell (in German). Archived from the original on 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. "Lebenslauf Angela Koller" (PDF). Arbeitnehmendenvereinigung Appenzell (in German). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.