Tim Guldimann

His Excellency
Tim Guldimann
PhD
Guidimann in 2015
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
In office
30 November 2015 – 14 March 2018
Succeeded byFabian Molina
ConstituencyCanton of Zürich
Ambassador of Switzerland to Germany
In office
2010–2015
Personal details
Born
Urs Christian Timotheus Guldimann

(1950-09-19) 19 September 1950 (age 74)
Zürich, Switzerland
Citizenship
  • Switzerland
  • Germany (naturalized)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Party of Germany (since 2021)
SpouseChristiane Hoffmann
Children2
ResidenceBerlin, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Zurich (PhD)
OccupationDiplomat, politician
WebsiteOfficial website
Parliament website

Urs Christian Timotheus Guldimann abbreviated as Tim Guldimann (German pronunciation: [tɪm ˈɡʊldɪman]; born 19 September 1950) is a Swiss political scientist and former diplomat and politician who previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party from 2015 to 2018. He was the first Swiss abroad ever elected to federal office.[1][2]

Previously, Guldimann held the post of Ambassador of Switzerland to Germany between 2010 and 2015 and in Iran from 1997 to 2004, where he served as liaison between the country and the United States and important mediator for Iran-United States relations.[3] In 2021, Guldimann naturalized as German citizen since his wife and children are citizens. He holds dual citizenship of Switzerland and Germany.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ SRF, <Gaby Ochsenbein> und (2018-02-19). "Tim Guldimann, der erste Auslandschweizer-Nationalrat, nimmt den Hut". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  3. ^ "Tim Guldimann im Interview – «Die Frustration über die Schweiz ist sehr gross»". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ Neff, Benedict (2021-11-09). "Tim Guldimann ist deutscher Staatsbürger geworden". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ https://www.blick.ch/meinung/die-ampel-steht-was-uns-die-neue-deutsche-regierung-bringt-id17021565.html