The University of Basel is a public research university in Basel,Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460,it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universities. The university is traditionally counted among the leading institutions of higher learning in the country.
Ulrich "Ueli" Maurer is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2022. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2013 and 2019. Formerly head of the Federal Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports (2009–2015),Maurer has headed the Federal Department of Finance from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2022,he was the longest-serving sitting member of the Federal Council.
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 2020.
Eric Michael Weber is a Swiss populist publisher,journalist,and far-right politician. He currently serves his third term as a member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt for his independent VA,which is his own political movement without any other members.
Peter Maurer is a Swiss diplomat who was the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1 July 2012 until October 2022 and is currently President of the Basel Institute on Governance.
Sibel Arslan is a Turkish-born Swiss lawyer and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the movement BastA!. There she concurrently also is a representative to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2020. She previously served on the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt between 2005 and 2016.
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.
Albert Rösti is a Swiss businessman,lobbyist and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 January 2023. He previously presided over the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) from 2016 to 2020 and served as a member of the National Council for the canton of Bern from 2011 until 2022. Rösti resides in Uetendorf near Thun.
Jürg Stahl is a Swiss politician of the Swiss People's Party. He was a member of the National Council for the canton of Zürich from 1999 to 2019 and served as the president of the National Council from 2016 to 2017.
Beat Jans is a Swiss environmental scientist and politician who serves as a member of the Federal Council,after being elected in 2023 to succeed Alain Berset,assuming office on 1 January 2024. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he previously served on the National Council from 2010 to 2020,and president of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt from 2021 to 2023.
Eva Herzog is a Swiss politician who has represented Basel-Stadt in the Council of States since 2019 and has served as the President of the Council since 2023. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS).
Sarah Wyss is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). Since December 2020 she is a member of the National Council of Switzerland.
Mattea Julia Meyer is a Swiss politician who currently serves as member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party since 2015. Concurrently she co-chairs the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland together with Cédric Wermuth. Previously,Meyer served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 2011 to 2015.
Kathrin Bertschy,is a Swiss economist and politician. Bertschy currently serves in the National Council as a member of the Green Liberal Party.
Anita Fetz is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and a former member of the National Council and the Council of States in Switzerland.
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter is a Swiss jurist and politician of The Centre.
Florence Brenzikofer is a politician of the Green Party of Switzerland who has been a member of the National Council since 2019.
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.
Eric Nussbaumer is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and member of the National Council,the lower chamber of the Swiss Parliament. He is the current President of the National Council.
Anne Lévy is a Swiss manager and Director-General of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in Switzerland since 2020.
