Christoph Eymann | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
National Council (Switzerland) | |
In office 30 November 2015 –28 November 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Patricia von Falkenstein |
Constituency | Canton of Basel-Stadt |
In office 25 November 1991 –16 September 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Christoph Eymann 15 January 1951 Basel,Switzerland |
Spouse | Corinne Baier (m. 2001) |
Domestic partner | Patricia von Falkenstein |
Children | 3, including Annina |
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Christoph Eymann [1] (born 15 January 1951) is a Swiss attorney and former politician who served two terms on the Swiss National Council for the Liberal-Democratic Party from 1991 to 2001 and from 2015 to 2021. [2] His most recent term was succeeded by his former domestic partner and mother of his children, Patricia von Falkenstein. [3] [4] He is also a former member of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt. [5] Since 2019, Eymann serves as president of Schweizerische Konferenz für Sozialhilfe (SKOS). [6] He is the father of Annina von Falkenstein, who currently serves on the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt. [7]
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