Political career
Maja Riniker held her first speech in the National Council,in 1995,then as a member of the Scouts. [5] Riniker was elected into the school commission of Suhr with twenty-seven years of age. [5] After eight years she resigned,when her first child entered school. [5] Since about 2009 she was a co-president of the cantonal women's branch of the FDP for 10 years. [5] She is currently an honorary member of the women's branch. [1] Riniker entered into the Gand Council of Aargau in 2014,as the successor of Beat Rüetschi. [5] In the grand Council,she was the president of the Public Security Commission for three years. [5] In 2017,Riniker was considered a candidate to the municipality of Suhr,but she declined. [5]
Member of the National Council
She run both in 2011 and 2015 as a candidate for the National Council,but was not elected. [5] In November 2018,Riniker was nominated a candidate for the National Council for Aargau by the Suhr branch of the FDP. [2] In the National council she took a seat in the Security Commission. [1] In September 2022,she was nominated as the second vicepresidency of the National Council by the FDP,to which the party was entitled. [6] In November 2022,she was elected. [7] Riniker was reelected in 2023 to the National Council. [8] In December 2024 she assumed the presidency of the National Council, [9] after serving as first vice-president from December 2023. She served as President until December 2025 when she was succeeded by Pierre-AndréPage (SVP). [10]
Political positions
She supports a stronger military and also the purchase of a new fighter jet. [5] In December 2021 she supported the establishment of a Cybercommando in the Swiss army. [11] In December 2021,after she became aware that the Swiss army was called to assist in the vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic,she demanded that other options such as the Swiss Civilian Service should be considered first. [12] In September 2020,she was elected the president of the Federation of the Swiss Civilian Service (SZSV). [13]
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