Esther Friedli | |
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.jpg) Esther Friedli (2019) | |
| Member of the Council of States (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Rechsteiner |
| Constituency | Canton of St. Gallen |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| In office 2 December 2019 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esther Barbara Friedli 4 June 1977 Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic People's Party (1995-2016) |
| Spouse | |
| Residence(s) | Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | University of Bern Aarhus University |
| Occupation | Politician, political strategist, consultant |
| Website | esther-friedli |
Esther Barbara Friedli[1] (/frɪdlɪ/ born 4 June 1977) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the Council of States (Switzerland) on 30 April 2023 and assumed office on 30 May 2023.[2][3] She previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2019.[4][5] She is the domestic partner of Toni Brunner, former president of the Swiss People's Party and also a member of the National Council.[6] Between 2008 and 2014, Friedli served as the secretary general of the Department of Education of the Canton of St. Gallen.
- ^ "Esther Friedli in Ebnat-Kappel - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Neuhaus, Christina. "Esther Friedli: klar in den Ständerat gewählt". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Faki, Sermîn (2023-04-30). "Neue St. Galler Ständerätin heisst Esther Friedli". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Esther Friedli in Ebnat-Kappel - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "In den Nationalrat gewählt: St.Galler SVP-Politikerin Esther Friedli tritt aus dem Schatten von Lebenspartner Toni Brunner". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Toni Brunners Freundin Esther Friedli schaffts in den Nationalrat". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.