Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss economist,unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) from 1993 to 2002. She served as Vice President of Switzerland in 1998 and as President of Switzerland in 1999 for the Social Democratic Party.
Arnold Koller is a Swiss professor and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) from 1987 to 1999 for the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP). Koller previously served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) from 1971 to 1986. He did also serve two terms of the as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1990 and 1997. He is primarily known for Lex Koller,a Swiss Federal Act on Acquisitions of Real Estate by Persons Abroad,which he initiated.
Otto Anton Stich was a Swiss professor and politician. He served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1984 to 1995 and held the Swiss presidency in 1988 and 1994.
Ulrich Ochsenbein was a Swiss,jurist,military officer,politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1854).
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs,so named since 1979,is one of the seven Departments of the Swiss government federal administration of Switzerland,and corresponds in its range of tasks to the ministry of foreign affairs in other countries. The department is always headed by one of the members of the Swiss Federal Council. Since 1 November 2017,the department is headed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.
SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental,Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,050-seat Emmental Versicherung Arena,which is currently one of the smallest arenas in the NL.
The Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology is a Swiss water research institute and an internationally networked institution. As part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain,it is an institution of the Federal Department of Home Affairs of the Swiss Confederation. The Eawag is based in Dübendorf near Zurich and Kastanienbaum near Lucerne.
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 Genève.
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 22 October 2023 to elect all members of the National Council and Council of States. The elections will be followed by elections to the Federal Council,Switzerland's government and collegial presidency,on 13 December.
The 2022–23 Grasshopper Club Zürich season is the club's second season back in the Swiss Super League,after winning promotion in 2021 and ending the previous season in 8th place,just ahead of the relegation playoff spot. The season will start on July 17,2022. Grasshoppers will also participate in the Swiss Cup.
Pascale Baeriswyl is a Swiss diplomat,Ambassador and currently Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) in New York. She was the first woman to hold the post of State Secretary of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and has headed the Swiss Mission to the UN in New York since June 2020. From January 2023 to December 2024,Baeriswyl will represent Switzerland on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),during the country's first ever term as an elected member of the council.
Barbara Schmid-Federer is a Swiss politician,educator,and philanthropist. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland,she was elected to a seat in the National Council in 2007,serving until 2018. As a member of the National Council,Schmid-Federer spearheaded family policy and children's safety initiatives,including public breastfeeding and cyberbullying prevention in her platforms. She was appointed as president of Pro Juventute in 2019 and served in that capacity until 2022,when she assumed the role of Vice President. She served as President of the Swiss Red Cross between 2022 and 2023.
Roger Nicolas Nordmann is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party since 2004. He has also been the president of the Social Democratic group (Switzerland).
Events in the year 2023 in Switzerland.
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.
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.
Verena Herzog is a Swiss politician who currently serves as a member of the National Council for the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Thurgau since March 4,2013.
Daniel Hölzle is a Swiss superintendent and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau for the Green Party of Switzerland since 2013. Hölzle previously served on the city council of Zofingen,where he was succeeded by Marija Jurisic. He currently also serves as president of the Green Party of Aargau.
Dominik Blunschy is a Swiss software engineer and politician who currently is member-elect of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre after being elected during the 2023 Swiss federal election. He assumed office on 4 December 2023.
