Sarah Wyss (born, 3 August 1988, Basel) is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). Since December 2020 she is a member of the National Council of Switzerland.[1][2]

Sarah Wyss
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Assumed office
December 2020
Personal details
Born3 August 1988
Basel
Political partySP

Education and early life

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She was born in Basel, but was raised in Münchenstein, Canton Basel-Landschaft.[3] After initially having studied economic sciences and history, she earned a Master of Sciences in European Studies from the Europa Institute at the University of Basel in 2015.[4]

Political career

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Her political career she began with the SP. She presided the cantonal youth wing of the SP, the Young Socialists of Canton Basel-Stadt between 2009 and 2012.[3] In 2012, she was elected as a member of the Grand Council of Basel Stadt, a post she assumed in 2013[4] and was re-elected in 2016[5] and 2020. In November 2020, she announced she would not assume the post and succeed Beat Jans in the National Council instead.[6]

Views

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She focuses in health care politics and advocates for regional health care policies instead of cantonal ones.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nachgerückt für Beat Jans: Sarah Wyss als Nationalrätin vereidigt". Aargauer Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ^ "Basler SP-Politikerin Sarah Wyss im Nationalrat vereidigt". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ a b "Sarah Wyss – wieder in den Grossen Rat" (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ^ a b "Privat unterwegs mit der SP-Grossrätin Sarah Wyss". Telebasel (in Swiss High German). 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. ^ "Der #Linksrutsch hat begonnen!". bs.juso.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ "Sarah Wyss vertritt ab dem 18. Dezember die Interessen der Stadtbasler in Bern". bz - Zeitung für die Region Basel (in Swiss High German). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-01.