Daniel Jositsch | |
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Member of the Council of States (Switzerland) | |
Assumed office 8 December 2015 | |
Constituency | Canton of Zürich |
Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
In office 3 December 2007 – 7 December 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Reuwen Jositsch 25 March 1965 Zürich, Switzerland |
Nationality |
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Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Stäfa[1][2] |
Alma mater | University of St. Gallen |
Occupation | Prof. Dr. iur. (Lehrstuhl für Strafrecht und Strafprozessrecht) at the University of Zürich,[3] law historian and writer |
Profession | Professor for penelogy |
Website | Official website Parliament website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Switzerland |
Branch/service | Swiss Armed Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Daniel Reuwen Jositsch[4] (German pronunciation: [daˈni̯eːl ˈʀɔʏ̯vn joˈzɪtʃ]; born 25 March 1965) is a Swiss attorney and politician who currently serves on the Council of States (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party representing the Canton of Zürich since 2015.[5] He previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 2007 to 2015. He briefly served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich before resigning from the post in the fall of 2007. In 2022 and 2023 he declared candidacy for Federal Council (Switzerland) but both times was not officially nominated by his party.[6][7]