Christiane Brunner

Swiss politician and lawyer

Christiane Brunner

Personal details
Born	(1947-03-23) 23 March 1947 (age 77) Geneva, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party

Christiane Brunner (b. Geneva, 23 March 1947) is a Swiss politician and lawyer.

Career

Brunner has occupied the following positions:

Deputy of the Great Council of the Canton of Geneva, 1981–1990
Member of the National Council, 1991–1995
Member of the Council of States, 1995–2007
President of the Swiss Socialist Party, 2000–2004

1993 election

Brunner was the official candidate of the Socialist Party when René Felber retired from the Federal Council in 1993. On 3 March 1993 the Federal Assembly elected Francis Matthey, however he forfeited this position due to the opposition of his own party. On 10 March 1993 Ruth Dreifuss was elected to the Federal Council over Christiane Brunner.

Positions

Brunner is very active in affairs dealing with trade unions (she is the president of the FTMH union), and was a member of Parliament who became very engaged when topics such as Social Security and labor laws were discussed.

She is currently the president of the Committee for Social Security and Public Health in the Council of States (CSSS-CE).