Paul Rechsteiner

Paul Rechsteiner
Paul Rechsteiner (2019)
Member of the Council of States (Switzerland)
In office
12 December 2011 – 16 December 2022
ConstituencyCanton of St. Gallen
Succeeded byEsther Friedli
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
In office
2 June 1986 – 11 December 2011
Personal details
Born
Paul Rechsteiner

(1952-08-26) August 26, 1952 (age 72)
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democrat
OccupationAttorney, union leader and politician

Paul Rechsteiner[1] (/rəkstəənər/; reck-steener born 26 August 1952) is a Swiss attorney, union leader and former politician. He served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) from 1986 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2022 as a member of the Council of States (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party for the St. Gallen constituency.[2] Between 1998 and 2018 he was the president of the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB).[3][4] He was among the most influential Swiss politicians.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. ^ "Equal Times - Paul Rechsteiner, Andreas Rieger, Renzo Ambrosetti". Equal Times. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. ^ Kuhn, Marie-Josée (2018-11-01). "Wie er wurde, was er ist » workzeitung.ch". workzeitung.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ Vögele, Adrian. "Paul Rechsteiner: Ein unerschrockener Kämpfer". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. ^ "Paul Rechsteiner – Eine zentrale Figur der Linken". Basler Zeitung (in German). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.