Balthasar Glättli
Nationalrat Balthasar Glättli | |
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Assumed office 2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 February 1972 |
Nationality | Swiss |
Political party | Green Party of Switzerland |
Residence(s) | Zürich-Höngg,[1] Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
Occupation | politician |
Profession | sociologist and web designer |
Website | balthasar-glaettli |
Balthasar Glättli (born 12 February 1972) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party of Switzerland.
Political career
Glättli joined the Green Party of Switzerland in 1991 and was elected as board member of the cantonal section in Zürich. Between 1998 and 2011 he represented Zürich-Seefeld in the parliament of the city of Zürich.[2] He was elected to the National Council in the Swiss federal election in October 2011, and re-elected in October 2015. From 2004 to 2008 Glättli was co-president of the cantonal GPS party,[1] in co-operation with Marlies Bänziger.
Mandatory work
Glättli presides the Mieterverband Deutschschweiz, the Swiss German section of the union of tenants, and is vice-president of the Swiss national Mieterverband.[3] He is member of various NGO's like Erklärung von Bern, Amnesty International Switzerland and Greenpeace Switzerland.
Personal life
Balthasar Glättli graduated Maturität at the gymnasium in Wetzikon in 1991, and studied philosophy, linguistics and German literature at the University of Zurich. Glättli provides a web design and consulting company,[4] is married and lives in Zürich-Höngg.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Lebenslauf Balthasar Glättli" (in German). balthasar-glaettli.ch. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ Gemeinderat Zürich (7 November 2016). "Profil Balthasar Glättli im Gemeinderat Zürich" (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "FIFA, Bundesgericht als Mieterfreund, EM-Taktik" (in German). 10vor10. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Politbüro Kampagnen & Webdesign". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Official website Template:De icon
- Biography of Balthasar Glättli on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)