Diana Gutjahr (born 13 January 1984) is a Swiss politician who currently serves as a member of the National Council for the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Thurgau since November 27, 2017.[1]

Diane Gutjhar
Diana Gutjahr (2019)
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
November 27, 2017
Preceded byHansjörg Walter
ConstituencyCanton of Thurgau
Personal details
Born
Diane Gutjhar

(1984-01-13) 13 January 1984 (age 40)
Münsterlingen
CitizenshipSwiss
Political partySwiss People's Party
ResidenceAmriswil
Occupationmanager

Early life and education

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Diana Gutjahr studied business after an apprenticeship in office management (KV-Lehre). She is a board member of the Ernst Fischer AG, Stahl- und Metallbau in Romanshorn, which she is managing together with her husband Severin Gutjahr.[2][3]

From April 2012 to October 2017, Gutjahr was a member of the Grand Council of Thurgau and she is in a leading position in the Thurgau business association[4] and the association of employers in Romanshorn[5] as well as the local branch of the SVP in Amriswil.[6]

She was selected by her party to replace Hansjörg Walter in the National Council of Switzerland in November 2017 after he retired.[7] She kept her seat in the parliamentary elections of 20 October 2019 with the best result in the canton of Thurgau. In parliament, she works on topics of education and the economy.[8]

Gutjahr is married and has one son (born 2022)[3] and lives in Amriswil.

References

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  1. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ Über uns. Geschäftsleitung. Website der Ernst Fischer AG.
  3. ^ a b Aylin Erol: Sie ist gegen den Vaterschaftsurlaub: Die Thurgauer SVP-Nationalrätin Diana Gutjahr ist Mami geworden. In: St. Galler Tagblatt. 9 February 2022 (Interview).
  4. ^ Über uns. Vorstand. Website des Thurgauer Gewerbeverbands.
  5. ^ Über uns. Vorstand. Website der Arbeitgebervereinigung Region Romanshorn.
  6. ^ Vorstand. Archived 2022-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Website der SVP Amriswil.
  7. ^ SVP-Nationalrat Hansjörg Walter tritt nach 18 Jahren zurück. In: Tages-Anzeiger. 25 September 2017, retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Berufsbildung" (PDF; 494 kB). Federal Assembly. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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