Max Binder (born 26 November 1947) is a Swiss politician. He was a member of the National Council from the Canton of Zurich from 1991 to 2015 and served as the President (speaker) of the National Council from 2003 to 2004. A farmer by profession, he was member of the parliament of the canton of Zurich from 1985 to 1990. Since 1990, he is a municipal councilor in Illnau-Effretikon in charge of the Health Department.
Max Binder | |
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| Councillor of State of Valais | |
| In office 25 November 1991 – 29 November 2015 | |
| President of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 November 2003 – 29 November 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Christen |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Philippe Maitre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1947 Illnau-Effretikon, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Profession | farmer |
He was elected to the National Council in 1991 as a candidate of the Swiss People's Party and re-elected 11 times. He paid visits to India as deputy Speaker (1993) and Bulgaria and Canada as Speaker (2004).
External links
edit- Biography of Max Binder on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)
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