Evi Allemann
Evi Allemann | |
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| Executive Councillor of Bern | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2018 | |
| National Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – May 28, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Flavia Wasserfallen |
| Deputy to the Grand Council of Bern | |
| In office June 1, 1998 – November 4, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1978 Bern, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Evi Allemann (born 16 July 1978 in Bern; originally from Welschenrohr) is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party.
Career
In April 1998, Allemann was elected to the Grand Council of Bern and was the youngest female member ever elected in a Swiss Cantonal Council.[1] As a member of the Justice Committee, she mainly focused on schooling and youth policy.
In 2003, she was elected to the National Council with 56,118 votes after she led a campaign alongside her Young Socialists running mates Mirjam Minder, Patric Bhend and Nasha Gagnebin.[2] At the age of 25, she became the youngest member of the 47th Swiss Parliament.[3] She first sat in the Legal Affairs Committees, then in the Transports and Telecommunications Committees and then in the Security Policy Committees.
Even though her party lost votes at the 2007 federal election, Allemann was re-elected with 85,332 votes.[4] She continued seating in the Transports and Telecommunications Committees and the Security Policy Committee.[5]
Allemann lives in Bern and works as a lawyer.
She was elected as the chairwoman of the VCS Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz on April 20th, 2013.[6]
On March 25th, 2018, she was elected to the Executive Council of Bern with 99,902 votes and took the direction of Justice, Communal Affairs and Church Affairs.[7]
See also
- List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2003–07
- List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2007–11
- List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2011–15
- List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Bern
References
- ^ Abächerli, Martina (September 30, 2018). "SP-Frau bleibt Nationalrätin: Die rote Evi wird Mami". Blick (in German). Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Nationalratswahlen vom 19.10.2003". admin.ch (in German). Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "La 47e législature du Conseil national commence le 1er décembre 2003". parlament.ch (in French). November 27, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Election du Conseil national 2007: Canton de Berne". admin.ch (in French). Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Biography of Evi Allemann on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- ^ "La socialiste bernoise Evi Allemann nouvelle présidente de l'ATE". romandie.com (in French). April 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Pierre Alain Schnegg garde sa direction". Radio Bernese Jura (in French). Retrieved December 14, 2018.
External links
- Biography of Evi Allemann on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Evi Allemann on the website of the Grand Council of Bern (in German)
- Evi Allemann on the website of the canton of Bern
- Evi Allemann's official website (in German)
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