Willi Ritschard was a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party (SP). He is remembered as the first and to date only working class member of the Federal Council,the Swiss government. Prior to that,he was also a member of the cantonal government of Solothurn and a member of the National Council.
The Cantonal Council of Solothurn is the legislature of the canton of Solothurn,in Switzerland. Solothurn has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 100 seats,with members elected every four years.
CH Media is a Swiss media company which was founded in 2018 as a joint venture of the AZ Medien and the NZZ Media Group. It has about 2000 employees and generates sales of almost CHF 500 million.
The Kantonales Kulturzentrum Palais Besenval was a state cultural center in the Swiss town of Solothurn that existed from 1990 to 2000. It was located in the Palais Besenval at Kronengasse 1 and served mainly as a Kunsthalle.
Andreas Aebi is a Swiss politician who was the President of the National Council from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he was first elected to the National Council in 2007. Aebi was First Vice President of the National Council for the 2019–2020 session under the presidency of Isabelle Moret.
The Eppenberg Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the Canton of Solothurn,Switzerland. It is part of the 'Future Development of Railway Infrastructure' plan and increases capacity on the Aarau–Olten line in the Schönenwerd–Däniken section.
Cäsar von Arx was a Swiss theatre producer and dramatist.
Judith Stamm was a Swiss jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP). She was seen as an influential women's rights activist.
Farah Rumy MP is a Sri Lankan born Swiss politician,nurse and medical expert. Since 2023,she has been a member of the Swiss Parliament,serving in the National Council for the Social Democratic Party (SP) of the Canton of Solothurn.
Andreas Reize is a Swiss organist and conductor,with a focus on opera and choral conducting. He was appointed Thomaskantor on 11 September 2021,becoming the 18th director of music to take charge of the world famous Thomanerchor at Leipzig in succession to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Brigitte Häberli-Koller is a Swiss politician of the party The Centre. She is a former member of the National Council and a current of the Council of States of which she served as its president from 2022 to 2023.
Benjamin Giezendanner is a Swiss businessman and politician who currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party (SVP) since 2019. He previously served on the Grand Council of Aargau being elected as the youngest member only aged 18 in 2001. In the 2023 Swiss federal election he was a candidate for Council of States (Switzerland),but lost election against Marianne Binder-Keller. Giezendanner is the youngest son of former National Councillor Ulrich Giezendanner and brother of incumbent Grand Councillor Stefan Giezendanner.
Franziska Roth is a pedagogue and politician of the Social Democrat Party of Switzerland (SP). Since 2019,she is a current member of the National Council,the lower house of the Swiss Parliament.
Eric Nussbaumer is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and member of the National Council,the lower chamber of the Swiss Parliament. He is the current President of the National Council.
Christoph Mörgeli is a Swiss medical historian,journalist and former politician. He served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) from 1999 to 2015 for the Swiss People's Party. He previously also served as a member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich between 1997 and 1999. Mörgeli announced to run for office again in the 2019 Swiss federal election but was not elected again.
Simon Michel is a Swiss businessman and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals since 2023. Previously he served on the Cantonal Council of Solothurn between 2017 and 2024. Since 2014,he is the CEO of Ypsomed Holding,a medical device company,founded by his father Willy Michel who was an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion.
Ursina Anna Fehr Düsel colloquially Nina Fehr Düsel is a Swiss jurist and politician who currently serves as member the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party after being elected in the 2023 Swiss federal election. She currently also serves as member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich since 2015. She is a daughter of the former National Councillor Hans Fehr.
Anita Hugi is a Swiss author,producer,journalist,editor,filmmaker and festival director. She was editor in charge of the documentary film program Sternstunde Kunst of SRF from 2006 to 2016,program director of the Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA) in Montreal (Canada) from 2016 to 2018 and director of the Solothurn Film Festival from August 2019 to August 2021 Since September 2023,she has been Head of the Film Department at the Geneva School of Art and Design.
Rosemarie Simmen was a Swiss pharmacist and politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP).
Remy Wyssmann is a Swiss businessman,attorney,notary public and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2023. He previously served on the Cantonal Council of Solothurn between 2017 and 2023.
