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.
Berner Zeitung,also branded as BZ,is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper,published by Tamedia in Bern.
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.
Cäsar von Arx was a Swiss theatre producer and dramatist.
Farah Rumy MP is a Sri Lankan born Swiss politician,nurse and medical expert. In March 2021,she was elected to the Cantonal Council of Solothurn. She was the first Sri Lankan born person to be elected to a Swiss cantonal parliament.
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.
Lutz Fischer-Lamprecht is a German-born Swiss pastor and politician (EVP). He serves on the Grand Council of Aargau for the Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland since 2019. Additionally he serves on the municipal council of Wettingen where he is also pastor. He is the son of Werner Fischer and brother to German politician Axel Fischer.
Thomas Aeschi is a Swiss businessman,politician and former banker. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2011. He previously served on the Cantonal Council of Zug from 2010 to 2012.
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 was elected its president in November 2022.
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 is a candidate for Council of States (Switzerland). 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.
Stefan Giezendanner is a Swiss businessman and politician. He serves as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau for the Swiss People's Party (SVP) since 2020. He is the eldest son of former National Councillor Ulrich Giezendanner and brother of former Grand Councillor and current National Councillor Benjamin Giezendanner.
Maja Riniker is a Swiss politician of the Liberals (FDP) and a 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 Vice-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.
A referendum on the introduction of women's suffrage was held in Switzerland on 7 February 1971. Only men were allowed to vote and the result was that 65.7% voted for the introduction. The outcome was expected,as several cantons had introduced women's suffrage in the years previous,and the Swiss Government and several political parties actively supported women's suffrage. It was the second national referendum after one in 1959,in which men voted against the introduction of women's suffrage.
Cornelia Füeg is a Swiss lawyer and politician who served as the national councilor and government councilor of the canton of Solothurn.
