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FDP. The Liberals Women Switzerland (FDP-Women Switzerland for short) is the umbrella organization for around 40 cantonal and regional women's groups of the FDP The Liberals party . It was created in 2007 through the merger of the women's organizations of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party of Switzerland .
Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher , National Councilor of St. Gallen , has been president since 2020 . Vice-president is Petra Studer.
goals and tasks
FDP Women Switzerland is an independent association under Swiss law (Art. 60ff. ZGB ) with its headquarters in Bern, which is politically, personally and organizationally very closely linked to the “FDP.The Liberals” party. Accordingly, the FDP women basically pursue the same political goals as the mother party, but take specific women's concerns and gender issues into account to a greater extent. They have around 5,000 collective members from the cantonal and regional FDP-Liberal women's groups, as well as around 200 direct members.
The association provides a framework for contacts and exchanges among women politicians within the party, channels external links to other women's organizations and also goes public with political issues under its own name. The concerns that the FDP Women Switzerland represent, according to their own statements, include, for example, greater participation of women in politics, business and society in general, family-friendly teaching models with block times, flexible working time models, tax relief for families and more competition in childcare structures instead of their direct subsidization (childcare vouchers for families) in particular.
Before March 1, 2007, the merger of the women's organizations of the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) and the Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS), he formed the Swiss umbrella organization for liberal women.
Parliamentary group
In March 2007, the FDP women started the first own federal election campaign in its history, which she described as rewarding as their share in the National Council on the occasion of the parliamentary elections in 2007 could be increased from 6 to 8 seats. However, 3 instead of 4 FDP women were elected to the Council of States .
In 2015, only seven FDP women were elected to the National Council and there is only one FDP woman in the Council of States, Karin Keller-Sutter . Thus 8 women parliamentarians belong to the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group .
Presidents
- Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher , National Councilor of the Canton of St. Gallen, since 2020
- Doris Fiala , National Councilor for the Canton of Zurich, 2017–2020
- Carmen Walker Späh , Cantonal Councilor of Zurich , 2010–2017.
- Irene Thalmann , Wilen bei Wollerau , Cantonal Councilor of Schwyz , Ad-Interim 2010.
- Jacqueline de Quattro , State Councilor for the Canton of Vaud , Lausanne , 2008–2010
- Marianne Dürst-Kundert , Member of the Government of the Canton of Glarus , Ennenda , 2001–2008
- Sybille Burger-Bono, Grand Councilor of Bern , 1997–2001
- Franziska Frey-Wettstein, Cantonal Councilor of Zurich , 1991–1997
- Dolly Duc, President of Radical Women Vaud , 1988–1991
- Regula Frei-Stolba , President of the Free Women of Aargau , 1983–1988
Former presidents of the FDP women's organization s. Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women
History
The umbrella organization was founded in 1949 under the name of the Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women (SVFF) in the suburb system through the amalgamation of Liberal women's groups that existed in various cantons before the Second World War . The aims of the association were to support liberal politics and the protection of women's interests within the Liberal Democratic Party . Her main concern was initially political equality for women, which was introduced through the introduction of women's suffrage at the state level in 1971. Among the 1971 first selected 12 MPs of the Federal Assembly were 4 liberal women: the then only Councilor of Switzerland Lise Girardin and national councilors Tilo Frey , Martha Ribi and Liselotte Spreng .
Since the 1970s, economic and social equality for women has been at the center of the association's demands, and the SVFF also fought for equality to be anchored in the federal constitution , which was achieved in 1981. In 1977, the FDP Switzerland founded its “Women and Politics” working group, which dealt with issues of women’s politics and cooperated closely with the SVFF in terms of both topics and personnel. Current topics included a. the maternity insurance , 10th AHV -revision, school organization, drug issues , wife and total defense .
In the 1980s it was possible to properly establish the lobby function: to give support to the women in the professional associations and to provide them with information on technical discussions at an early stage. With Elisabeth Kopp , the FDP women ported Switzerland's first female federal councilor in 1984 . The adoption of a new, partnership-based marriage law in 1985 was also a success of the joint voting campaign of the leadership and base of the SVFF, of FDP parliamentarians and the Federal Councilor. Later, the reconciliation of work and motherhood was increasingly a concern of the SVFF. Ursula Widmer-Schmid was elected from her ranks as the first FDP federal judge in 1984 , and from 1996 she was the first woman to preside over the Federal Insurance Court . The first FDP government councilor Cornelia Füeg was in office from 1987; in 1991 she was the first FDP government president in Switzerland. In 1995, Françoise Saudan was elected President of the Council of States as the first FDP woman , and the National Council was presided over for the first time in 1998 by a free-spirited woman Trix Heberlein as the “highest Swiss woman ” . The first female Chancellor of Switzerland, Annemarie Huber-Hotz , was also elected from among the ranks of the FDP women in 2000. With Christiane Langenberger , Councilor of States , the FDP Switzerland got a party president for the first time in 2002 .
From 1949 to 1991, the presidium of the free-spirited women's organization was regularly appointed by the cantonal section presidents. In 1991 the Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women was reorganized, instead of a suburban system, a nationwide association with a joint board was established. A new assembly of delegates was established, which meets annually and elects the president and the board. In 1994 the association changed its name to "FDP-Women Switzerland". After the merger with the women's groups of the Liberal Party of Switzerland on March 1, 2007, the umbrella organization was renamed to "FDP Women Switzerland - We Liberals", this name was until the founding of the "FDP. Liberals" through the merger of the parent parties FDP and LPS used. Since 2009, the organization has again had the same name as the women's umbrella organization of the Swiss Liberal Democratic Party from 1994 to 2007.
Since 1976, the president of the respective Swiss FDP women's organization has been an ex-officio member of the management of the Free Democratic Party and the board of the FDP .
National and Council of States
List of all National Councilors (NR) and Councilors of States (SR) of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS) 1971-2003, or the FDP-Liberal Fraction (from 2003) in the Federal Assembly :
| Surname | advice | Canton | Term of office | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Antille | NO | VS | 1989-1991 | (FDP) |
| Geneviève Aubry | NO | BE | 1979-1995 | (FDP) |
| Alma Bacciarini | NO | TI | 1979-1983 | (FDP) |
| Käthi Bangerter | NO | BE | 1995-2003 | (FDP) |
| Monique Bauer-Lagier | NO | GE | 1975-1979 | (LPS) |
| Monique Bauer-Lagier | SR | GE | 1979-1987 | President Bread for Brothers 1983–1991 (LPS) |
| Christine Beerli | SR | BE | 1991-2003 | first president of the FDP parliamentary group 1996–2003, president Pro Juventute 1996–2008, vice president ICRC from 2008 |
| Michèle-Irène Berger | SR | NE | 1999-2003 | (FDP) |
| Madeleine Bernasconi | NO | GE | 1999-2003 | (FDP) |
| Martine Brunschwig Count | NO | GE | since 2003 | Vice-President of the FDP-Liberal Group since 2008, State Councilor of Geneva 1993–2005, President of the Liberal Party of Geneva 1988–1990 |
| Christine Egerszegi-Obrist | NO | AG | 1995-2007 | President of the National Council 2006/07 (FDP) |
| Christine Egerszegi-Obrist | SR | AG | since 2007 | First Councilor of States of Aargau , Member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly |
| Corina Eichenberger | NO | AG | since 2007 | President of the Grand Council of Aargau 2005/06 (FDP), President of the GPK sub-commission for courts in NR |
| Susi Eppenberger | NO | SG | 1979-1991 | Vice-President FDP-Switzerland 1985–1993 |
| Doris Fiala-Goldiger | NO | ZH | since 2007 | President of the FDP Women Switzerland since 2017, President of the FDP of the Canton of Zurich 2004–2008, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2008, President of its Refugee Commission since 2009 |
| Marguerite Florio | NO | VD | 1998-1999 | (LPS) |
| Erika Forster-Vannini | SR | SG | 1995-2011 | President of the Council of States 2009/2010, Vice-President of the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group 2003–2011, President of the FDP Council of States group 2003–2008 |
| Tilo Frey | NO | NE | 1971-1975 | one of the first 10 elected national councilors of Switzerland (FDP) |
| Cornelia Füeg | NO | SO | 1975-1983 | Councilor of Solothurn 1987–1997 (FDP) |
| Gertrude Girard-Montet | NO | VD | 1974-1983 | (FDP) |
| Lise Girardin | SR | GE | 1971-1975 | First Councilor of States and First City President ( Geneva ) of Switzerland (FDP) |
| Trix Heberlein | NO | ZH | 1991-2003 | first FDP - President of the National Council 1998/99 |
| Trix Heberlein | SR | ZH | 2003-2007 | |
| Gabi Huber | NO | UR | 2003-2015 | President of the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group 2008–2015, Vice-President of the FDP-Switzerland 2006–2008, member of the Government of Uri 1996–2004 |
| Karin Keller-Sutter | SR | SG | since 2011 | President of the Council of States 2017/18, Government President 2006/07, President of the Cantonal Justice and Police Directors' Conference since 2010, President of the FDP of the Canton of St.Gallen 1997–2000 |
| Marianne Kleiner | NO | AR | 2003-2011 | President a. i. FDP-Switzerland 2004–2005, member of the government of Ausserrhoden 1994–2003, chairman of the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group 2003–2011 |
| Elisabeth Kopp | NO | ZH | 1979-1984 | first Federal Council of Switzerland 1984-1989, first community President of the German Switzerland ( Zumikon ) 1974-1984 (FDP) |
| Maya Lalive d'Epinay | NO | SZ | 1999-2003 | Management of the FDP Switzerland until 2004 |
| Christiane Langenberger | NO | VD | 1995-1999 | |
| Christiane Langenberger | SR | VD | 1999-2007 | first president of the FDP Switzerland 2002–2004 |
| Helen Leumann-Würsch | SR | LU | since 1995 | President of the Commission for Economic Policy in NR, President Energy Forum Switzerland since 2004 (FDP) |
| Christa Markwalder | NO | BE | since 2003 | President of the National Council 2015/16, President of the Foreign Policy Commission in NR, Co-President FDP Exponents, Board Member for Young Freisinned Switzerland since 2000, President New European Movement Switzerland since 2006, Board Member FDP Switzerland International (FDP), Member of the Interparliamentary Union |
| Isabelle Moret | NO | VD | since 2006 | Vice-President of the National Council 2017/19, Vice-President «FDP. The Liberals »2008–2017, Vice-President of Jungfreisinnigen Schweiz 2000–2002 (FDP) |
| Lili Nabholz | NO | ZH | 1987-2003 | Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1999-2003 (FDP) |
| Sylvie Perrinjaquet | NO | NE | 2007-2011 | State Councilor of Neuchâtel since 2001 (LPS) |
| Barbara Polla | NO | GE | 1999-2003 | City councilor of Geneva 1993–1996, president of the think tank of the Liberal Party of Switzerland 1996–1999 |
| Martha Ribi | NO | ZH | 1971-1983 | one of the first 10 national councilors elected in Switzerland, Vice-President FDP-Switzerland |
| Laura Sadis | NO | TI | 2003-2007 | State Councilor of Ticino since 2007, Co-President of the FDP Exponents (FDP) |
| Suzette Sandoz | NO | VD | 1991-1998 | Former Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Lausanne (LPS) |
| Françoise Saudan | SR | GE | 1995-2007 | first FDP President of the Council of States 2000/01 |
| Daniela Schneeberger | NO | BL | since 2011 | District President 2004-2005 |
| Vreni Spoerry | NO | ZH | 1983-1996 | Vice President FDP Switzerland 1993–1999, President Energy Forum Switzerland 1992–2004 |
| Vreni Spoerry | SR | ZH | 1996-2003 | |
| Liselotte Spreng | NO | FR | 1971-1983 | one of the first 10 elected national councilors of Switzerland (FDP) |
| Dorle Vallender | NO | AR | 1995-2003 | (FDP) |
| Christine Wirz-von Planta | NO | BS | 2001-2003 | President of the Basler Bürgergemeinderat ( Legislative ) since 2008, Vice-President of the Liberal Party of Switzerland 2002–2008, President of the Liberal Party of the Canton of Basel-Stadt 1989–1996, Grand Councilor of the Canton of Basel-Stadt 1984–1996 and 2001–2018 |
| Milli Wittenwiler | NO | SG | 1991-2003 | (FDP) |
Federal Councilor, Federal Chancellor, Federal Judges, Federal Prosecutor
| Surname | function | Office | Term of office | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Kopp | Federal Councilor | Federal Council | 1984-1989 | first female federal councilor in Switzerland, first female municipal president of German-speaking Switzerland ( Zumikon ) 1974–1984, honorary citizen of Unterbäch since 1984 (FDP) |
| Annemarie Huber-Hotz | Chancellor | Federal Chancellery | 2000-2007 | first female Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (FDP) |
| Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch | State Secretary | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | since April 1, 2011 | Ambassador, first State Secretary of Switzerland |
| Carla Del Ponte | Federal Prosecutor | Federal Prosecutor's Office | 1994-1998 | first federal prosecutor in Switzerland, chief prosecutor of the UN war crimes tribunal 1999-2007, Swiss ambassador in Argentina 2008-2011, Swiss Award Prize 2007 (FDP) |
| Lucrezia Glanzmann | Federal judge | Swiss Federal Court | since 2011 | |
| Fabienne Hohl | Federal judge | Swiss Federal Court | since 2001 | President of the Second Civil Law Department of the Federal Supreme Court (FDP) |
| Christina Kiss | Federal judge | Swiss Federal Court | since 2003 | (FDP) |
| Ursula Widmer-Schmid | Federal judge | Swiss Federal Court | 1984-2008 | First President of the Federal Insurance Court 1996–1997 (FDP) |
Government councilors
Women members of the cantonal governments : Government Councilors (R) and State Councilors (S) from the FDP and LPS (non-exhaustive list):
| Surname | Office | Canton | Term of office | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Andres | R. | BE | 1998-2006 | District President 2000/2001 (FDP) |
| Martine Brunschwig Count | S. | GE | 1993-2005 | President of the Council of State 1998/1999 and 2004/2005, Member of the National Council since 2003, Vice President of the FDP-Liberal Group since 2008, President of the Liberal Party of Geneva 1988–1990 |
| Marianne Dürst-Kundert | R. | GL | since 1998 | First Mrs. Landammann 2008–2010, President FDP Women Switzerland 2001–2008 |
| Dorothée Fierz | R. | ZH | 1999-2006 | District President 2005/2006 (FDP) |
| Cornelia Füeg | R. | SO | 1987-1997 | National Councilor 1975–1983, Ms. Landammann 1991 and 1995 (FDP) |
| Elisabeth Gander | R. | OW | 1995-2006 | Ms. Landammann 2004/05 (FDP) |
| Esther Gasser Pfulg | R. | OW | since 2006 | (FDP) |
| Esther Gassler-Leuenberger | R. | SO | since 2005 | Mrs. Landammann 2008 (FDP) |
| Ursula Gut-Winterberger | R. | ZH | since 2006 | (FDP) |
| Gabi Huber | R. | UR | 1996-2004 | First Mrs. Landammann (2002–2004), president of the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group since 2008, vice-president of the FDP-Switzerland 2006–2008, member of the National Council since 2003 |
| Beatrice Jann | R. | NW | since 2002 | Mrs. Landammann 2006/07 (FDP) |
| Karin Keller-Sutter | R. | SG | since 2000 | District President 2006/07, President of the Cantonal Justice and Police Directors' Conference since 2010, President of the FDP of the Canton of St.Gallen 1997–2000 |
| Marianne Kleiner | R. | AR | 1994-2003 | first Mrs. Landammann 1997-2000, FDP-President a. i. 2004–2005, member of the national council since 2003, chairman of the FDP-Liberal parliamentary group since 2003 |
| Marianne Koller-Bohl | R. | AR | since 2003 | Vice President of the FDP Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2001–2005 |
| Marina Masoni | S. | TI | 1995-2007 | First President of the Council of State in 1998, 2000 and 2005, Vice President of the FDP Switzerland 2004–2006 |
| Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor | S. | VD | since 1997 | President of the State Council 2000 and 2004 (FDP) |
| Stefanie Mörikofer | R. | AG | 1993-2000 | First District President 1997/98 (FDP) |
| Sabine Pegoraro | R. | BL | since 2003 | District President 2012/13 and 2007/08, President FDP Baselland 2000–2002 |
| Sylvie Perrinjaquet | S. | NE | since 2001 | President of the State Council 2004–2005 and 2006–2007, National Councilor since 2007 (LPS) |
| Jacqueline de Quattro | S. | VD | since 2007 | President of the Conference of Latin Councilors for Security and Civil Protection since 2008, President of the FDP Women Switzerland 2008–2010 (FDP) |
| Isabel Rochat | S. | GE | since 2009 | Mayor of Thônex 2003 and 2007 (LP Geneva) |
| Laura Sadis | S. | TI | since 2007 | National Councilor 2003–2007, President of the FDP parliamentary group –2003, SNB bank council member since 2007 |
literature
- Regula Frei-Stolba and Katharina Bretscher-Spindler: Women and Freedom , Politische Rundschau, Bern, No.2 + 3/1994, pp. 104–118
Web links
- Official website
- From SRF WISSEN of December 10, 1971 - Women are entering the Swiss parliament for the first time. in the Federal Assembly , Swiss Film Weekly , December 10, 1971 (video, 3 min)
- Network of Liberal Women of Europe on the website of the European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party
- FDP women on the Rüttli , August 1, 2007.
Individual evidence
- ^ First digital general assembly of the FDP: Liberal Women Switzerland: Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher succeeds Doris Fiala , May 9, 2020.
- ↑ «We have to become more militant» ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Interview with Barbara Perriard , General Secretary FDP Women Switzerland, Facts , January 29, 2004
- ↑ Network events ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the FDP women
- ↑ FDP women for the armory ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Der Bund , May 29, 2007
- ↑ Women between Child and Career ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Marianne Dürst in the arena of the Swiss television DRS, March 30, 2007
- ↑ «This is a totally old-fashioned family policy» ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Interview with Gabi Huber , Neue Luzerner Zeitung , November 4, 2006
- ↑ The new 4-generation society: Living successfully together ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Position paper of the FDP Switzerland, March 31, 2007
- ↑ FDP women want to lead their own election campaign - starting shot in Lausanne , Neue Zürcher Zeitung , March 3, 2007; Pictures ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Werner Seitz: " " The women of the FDP in the federal elections in 2007. Comparison with the development of the representation of women since the introduction of women's suffrage in 1971 " (PDF; 230 kB)", presentation to the general assembly of the FDP Women Switzerland, March 1, 2008
- ^ FDP national councilors. In: FDP-Frauen.ch online. Retrieved July 3, 2018 .
- ^ FDP women elect de Quattro as president , news.ch, March 1, 2008; Election report ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Swiss Freedom, No. 3/2008; Jacqueline de Quattro ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at the General Meeting of March 1, 2008
- ↑ Marianne Dürst passes on “flamme radicale” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Video Message, January 4, 2008; Marianne Dürst and Jacqueline de Quattro ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at the General Meeting of March 1, 2008
- ↑ From SRF WISSEN of December 10, 1971 - Women are entering the Swiss parliament for the first time. ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Federal Assembly , Swiss Film Weekly , December 10, 1971 (video, 3 min)
- ^ Association of FDP women and liberal women , news.ch, December 30, 2007; Les femmes veulent jouer les marieuses entre les Partis radical et libéral , Le Matin , December 29, 2007
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