Thomas Brunner (politician)

Thomas Brunner (2019)

Thomas Brunner (born July 25, 1960 in St. Gallen ; resident in Valendas ) is a Swiss politician ( glp ) and has been a member of the National Council since December 2019 .

Personal and job

Brunner grew up in St. Gallen as the son of a claims inspector and a journalist. In the 1980s he studied natural sciences , geography and biology in Bern . He completed his studies with a thesis in applied climatology . Brunner lived in Bern for 17 years, where he worked as an environmental engineer in the private sector. From 2003 to 2015 he then worked as an air hygienist in the St. Gallen Cantonal Office for the Environment.

Brunner lives in St. Gallen.

Political career

According to his own statements, Brunner was influenced in his youth by personalities such as the Bern government councilor Leni Robert and the St. Gallen economics professor Hans Christoph Binswanger . Brunner is a founding member and since 2009 board member of the green liberal city of St.Gallen. He has also been a member of the St. Gallen City Parliament since 2009, where he headed the Green Liberals parliamentary group from 2017 to 2019.

After three unsuccessful candidacies in 2007, 2011 and 2015, Brunner was elected to the National Council in the Swiss parliamentary elections in 2019 . His choice came as a surprise. He was sworn in on December 2, 2019. In the National Council he is a member of the Commission for Science, Education and Culture.

literature

Marcel Elsener: The new National Councilor Thomas Brunner - the epitome of a green liberal In: Tagblatt of October 22, 2019.

Web links

Thomas Brunner on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals )
Thomas Brunner on the website of the Glp City of St. Gallen
Affiliations of Thomas Brunner's interests on lobbywatch.ch

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marcel Elsener: The new National Councilor Thomas Brunner - the epitome of a green liberal. In: tagblatt.ch. October 22, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Thomas Brunner (politician) on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals ) . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
↑ Thomas Brunner. In: stgallen.grunliberale.ch. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Elia Heer: Canton St. Gallen National Council elections 2019. In: anneepolitique.swiss. December 12, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Brunner, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician (glp)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Gallen , Switzerland

[:0-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marcel Elsener: The new National Councilor Thomas Brunner - the epitome of a green liberal. In: tagblatt.ch. October 22, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .

[parlament.ch-2] Thomas Brunner (politician) on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals ) . Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[3] Thomas Brunner. In: stgallen.grunliberale.ch. Retrieved January 26, 2020 .

[4] Elia Heer: Canton St. Gallen National Council elections 2019. In: anneepolitique.swiss. December 12, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .