Aarau is a town,a municipality,and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau,in the valley of the Aare,on the river's right bank,and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains,and is west of Zürich,58 kilometres south of Basel and 65 kilometres northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau.
Friedrich Emil Welti known as Emil Welti was a Swiss politician,lawyer and judge. From 1856 to 1866,he was a member of the government of the canton of Aargau and,beginning in 1857,the Council of States. In 1867,Welti was elected to the Bundesrat as a representative of the liberal-radical faction.
Buchs is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Ulrich "Ueli" Giezendanner is a Swiss businessman and former politician who served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party from 1991 to 2019. He previously also served on the Grand Council of Aargau from 1989 to 1991. He remains a controlling shareholder in Giezendanner Group and serves as deputy chairman of KPT Health Insurance in Bern,Switzerland.
Hans Altherr is a Swiss politician. He is a member of FDP.The Liberals and served as President of the Council of States in 2011 and 2012.
Regula Rytz is a Swiss historian and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Green Party from 2011 to 2022. She concurrently served as co-president of the Green Party of Switzerland from 2012 to 2016 and as president from 2016 to 2020.
The Zofingen–Wettingen railway line is a standard-gauge line in Switzerland. It was opened on 6 September 1877 between Zofingen and Baden Oberstadt together with the Aarau–Suhr railway by the Swiss National Railway. The opening of the adjacent Baden Oberstadt–Wettingen section together with the Wettingen–Effretikon railway,which represented its continuation to the east,was delayed until 15 October 1877 due to construction delays at the Limmat bridge. The SNB went bankrupt in 1878,after which the line was acquired by the Swiss Northeastern Railway from the bankrupt estate. The NOB became part of the Swiss Federal Railways with the nationalisation of the company in 1902.
Irène Kälin is a Swiss politician of the Green Party.
Suhr railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Suhr,in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located at the intersection of the standard gauge Zofingen–Wettingen line of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the 1,000 mm gauge Schöftland–Aarau–Menziken line of Aargau Verkehr.
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.
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.
Martina Bircher is a Swiss economist and politician who currently is a member-elect of the Executive Council of Aargau. She served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party between 2019 and 2024.
Lilian Studer is a Swiss politician. She currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Evangelical People's Party since 2 December 2019. Since 2021,she also serves as the president of the Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland.
Matthias Samuel Jauslin is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals since 2015. He previously served as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau between 2009 and 2015.
Esther Barbara Friedli is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the Council of States (Switzerland) on 30 April 2023 and assumed office on 30 May 2023. She previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2019. She is the domestic partner of Toni Brunner,former president of the Swiss People's Party and also a member of the National Council. Between 2008 and 2014,Friedli served as the secretary general of the Department of Education of the Canton of St. Gallen.
Marcel RenéDobler is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as member of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals since 30 November 2015. Dobler is primarily known for founding Digitec Galaxus,Switzerland's largest online retailer. In 2018,Dobler acquired Franz Carl Weber,a retailer for children's toys. Dobler is among the richest Swiss politicians in the legislative estimated by Handelszeitung.
Heiner Studer is a Swiss lay preacher,civil servant and former politician who previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1999 to 2007 for the Evangelical People's Party. He previously also served on the Grand Council of Aargau from 1973 to 1998. His daughter,Lilian Studer,currently also serves on the National Council (Switzerland) since 2019.
Susanne Vincenz stylized Vincenz-Stauffacher is a Swiss attorney,notary public and politician. She currently serves as member of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals since 2019. Since 2020,Vincenz is the president of The Liberals Women Switzerland. She previously served on the Cantonal Council of St. Gallen for the St. Gallen constituency from 2018 to 2020. In 2022,she was briefly nominated for the seat in the Council of States (Switzerland) which was later accepted by Esther Friedli.
Gabriela Suter is a Swiss non-profit executive and politician. She currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party. She is also served as the president of the Aargau chapter of the Social Democratic Party until 2022. Suter previously also served as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau from 2017 to 2019.
