Kaspar Villiger is a Swiss businessman,former tobacco manufacturer and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) since 1 February 1989 for The Liberals. Villiger served two terms as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1995 and again in 2002. He previously served on the Council of States (Switzerland) from 1987 to 1989 and on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1982 to 1987.
The Street Parade is a techno music festival in Zurich,Switzerland. With around one million attendees,it is the world's most attended technoparade. The Street Parade takes place annually on the second Saturday in August. Officially a demonstration for freedom,love and tolerance,the parade proceeds along the northern edge of Lake Zurich.
SWI swissinfo.ch is a Swiss multilingual international news and information company based in Bern. It is a part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Its content is Swiss-centred,with top priority given to in-depth information on politics,the economy,the arts,science,education,and direct democracy. Switzerland's international political,economic and cultural relations are other key points of focus. The website is available in ten languages.
The Swiss Red Cross,or SRC,is the national Red Cross society for Switzerland.
The Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland was a conservative political party in Switzerland from 2008 to 2020. After the 2019 federal election,the BDP had three members in the National Council.
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019. Formerly head of the Federal Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports (2009–2015),Maurer has headed the Federal Department of Finance from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2022,he was the longest-serving sitting member of the Federal Council.
Erika Forster-Vannini is a Swiss businesswoman and politician. She served as a member on the Council of States (Switzerland) for The Liberals from 1995 to 2011,which she presided from 2009 to 2010. Between 1988 and 1996 she served on the Grand Council of St. Gallen,which she presided in 1994/1995.
Kurds in Switzerland are residents in Switzerland of full or partial Kurds origin. The Kurds in Switzerland mainly reside in the Cantons of Zurich,Aargau and Basel-Stadt and are descendants of migrants of refugees from the regions around Pazarcık,Kahraranmaraşor Erzincan. There are also shia kurdish migrants from Iranian Kurdistan,the region around Ilam and Kermanshah along with Feyli Kurds from Baghdad who mainly reside Geneva and Zürich
Emilie Lieberherr,was a Swiss politician.
Regula Rytz is a Swiss historian and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Green Party from 2011 to 2022. She concurrently served as co-president of the Green Party of Switzerland from 2012 to 2016 and as president from 2016 to 2020.
Fabian Molina is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party since 2018. He succeeded Tim Guldimann and became the youngest member of the National Council (Switzerland) ever to be elected aged 28. He previously served as President of the Young Socialists between 2014 and 2016 as well as on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 2017 to 2018. Since 2019,he is co-president of Swissaid.
Viola Patricia Amherd is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019,and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 since 1 January. She is the head of the Federal Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sport. Amherd was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) before it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021,which she joined.
Ruth Grossenbacher-Schmid is a Swiss politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP). She was a member of the National Council for the canton of Solothurn from 1991 to 1999.
The Centre is a centre/centre-right political party in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP/PDC) and the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD). Following the formal merger of the parties on 1 January 2021,it has 28 of 200 seats in the National Council and 13 of 46 seats in the Council of States. Viola Amherd is the party's representative on the Federal Council.
Gret Haller is a jurist and a former Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). From 1993 until 1994 she presided over the National Council of Switzerland.
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter is a Swiss jurist and politician of The Centre.
Urban Federer is a Swiss Benedictine prelate who has served as Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent since 2013. Federer was formerly the prior and vicar general of Einsiedeln Abbey and the editor-in-chief of Salve,the abbey's official magazine. In 2017,he was made a Knight of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
The Federer family is an old Swiss family that is part of the bourgeoisie of Berneck,St. Gallen. The family originated in the 16th century with members holding local government offices under the Prince-Abbots of the Abbey of St. Gallen. Notable members of the family include the retired tennis player Roger Federer,the Catholic priest and writer Heinrich Federer,and the politician Barbara Schmid-Federer.
Marianne Binder-Keller is a Swiss communications professional and politician who currently serves as member of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre since 2019. Binder-Keller currently is a member-elect of the Council of States (Switzerland) after being elected during the second ballot in the 2023 Swiss federal election which was held on 19 November 2023. She defeated Benjamin Giezendanner by roughly 5,000 votes.
Rosemarie Simmen was a Swiss pharmacist and politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP).
