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.
SWI swissinfo.ch is a multilingual international news and information company based in Bern Switzerland. 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 former 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 kurdish migrants from Iranian Kurdistan the region around Ilam and Kermanshah who mainly reside Genève.
Emilie Lieberherr,was a Swiss politician.
Magdalena Martullo stylized as Magdalena Martullo-Blocher is a Swiss businesswoman,politician (SVP),billionaire and the daughter of former Swiss Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher. Her younger brother is Markus Blocher. She is the majority shareholder and executive vice chairman of Ems-Chemie. She has been a member of the National Council for the canton of Graubünden since 2015. She is a prominent member of the Blocher political family.
Albert Rösti is a Swiss entrepreneur,association official and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 January 2023. He previously presided over the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) from 2016 to 2020 and served as a member of the National Council for the canton of Bern from 2011 until 2022. Rösti resides in Uetendorf near Thun.
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. 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.
Eva Herzog is a Swiss politician who has represented Basel-Stadt in the Council of States since 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS).
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.
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations office was established in 2002,after Switzerland joined the United Nations. It is located at 633 Third Avenue in New York.
Monsignor Urban Federer is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Order of St. Benedict,he is the current Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent. Prior to serving as abbot,Federer was the Prior and Vicar General of Einsielden 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 5th century and rose to prominence in the Middle Ages,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.
Anna Giacometti is a Swiss politician and former foreign service officer. She currently serves as a member of the National Council for The Liberals since 2019. She previously served as the first mayor of Bregaglia from 2010 to 2020,who gained national attention after the Bondo landslide,were she was responsible for the first aid and evacuation of its citizens.
