Marcel Dettling

Marcel Dettling
Official portrait, 2019
President of the Swiss People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2024
Preceded byMarco Chiesa
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2015
ConstituencyCanton of Schwyz
Personal details
Born (1981-02-01) 1 February 1981 (age 43)
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Political partySwiss People's Party
ResidenceOberiberg, Switzerland
Occupation
  • Farmer
  • politician

Marcel Dettling[1] (born 1 February 1981) is a Swiss farmer and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Swiss National Council for the Swiss People's Party since 2015.[2] He currently also serves as the vice president of the Swiss People's Party on the federal level. Dettling previously served on the Cantonal Council of Schwyz from 2008 to 2015.[3]

In March 2024, he was unanimously elected as president of the Swiss People's Party.[4]

Dettling is part of the conservative wing of the SVP, and emphasizes opposition to migration and the European Union as political issues.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Marcel Dettling in Oberiberg – Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Swiss Parliament (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ^ "Marcel Dettling". Swiss People's Party (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  4. ^ "Elu à l'unanimité, Marcel Dettling est le nouveau président de l'UDC Suisse !". UDC Suisse. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ SWI swissinfo.ch (24 March 2024). "Marcel Dettling appointed as Swiss People's Party's new leader". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ Schrämmli, Philipp (23 March 2024). "Mit Marcel Dettling wird wohl bald ein Bergbauer SVP-Präsident". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2024.