Martine Brunschwig Graf (born 16 March 1950 in Fribourg) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council for the Canton of Geneva from 2003 to 2011. Her political party is FDP.The Liberals.
Martine Brunschwig Graf | |
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_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg) Brunschwig Graf in 1993 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 2003–2011 | |
| Constituency | Geneva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1950 Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP.The Liberals |
Brunschwig Graf was a member of the parliament of the Canton of Geneva from 1989 to 1993; as a member of Liberal Party of Switzerland. On 14 November 1993, she was elected to the Cantonal Government and later re-elected twice in 1997 and 2001. Initially, she headed Geneva's education department: 1993–2001; and thereafter, the finance department: 2003–2005. Brunschwig Graf presided over Geneva cantonal government in 1998/1999 and 2004/2005.
From June 2006 she was President of the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the co-president of the Association for the Promotion of a Swiss Human Rights Institution.[1]
In 2012 she became the President of the Federal Commission against Racism.[1] She held the position for a total of three terms of office until the end of 2023.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b admin. "BRUNSCHWIG-GRAF Martine — Français". www.grainesdepaix.org (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Schneider Schüttel präsidiert Antirassimus-Kommission, Freiburger Nachrichten, 6. Dezember 2023.
External links
edit- https://brunschwiggraf.ch/
- Biography of Martine Brunschwig Graf on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (French)
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