Mathias Zopfi | |
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| Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 | |
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| Born | 14 December 1983 Glarus Süd, Glarus, Switzerland |
Mathias Zopfi is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States.
Mathias Zopfi | |
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| | |
| Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1983 Glarus Süd, Glarus, Switzerland |
Mathias Zopfi is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States.
Zopfi served in the military and achieved the rank of Captain. Later, he worked for Auer Meier Zopfi AG. He was elected in 2019. [1]
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he was surprisingly elected to the Council of States for the canton of Glarus, replacing the previous mandate holder Werner Hösli (SVP). [2]
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