Pirmin Schwander

Swiss politician

Pirmin Schwander
Official portrait, 2016

Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2003
Constituency	Canton of Schwyz

Personal details
Born	(1961-12-28) 28 December 1961 (age 62) Galgenen, Switzerland
Spouse	Katharina Auckenthaler
Children	2
Occupation	Businessman, economist and politician
Website	Official website (in German)
Military service
Allegiance	Switzerland
Branch/service	Swiss Armed Forces
Rank	Lieutenant

Pirmin Schwander^[1] (born 28 December 1961) is a Swiss businessman, economist and politician. He has served as a member on the National Council for the Swiss People's Party since 2003.^[2] In the 2023 Swiss federal election Schwander was nominated to serve on the Council of States,^[3]^[4]^[5] which he won.^[6]

Schwander served as president of the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland from 2004 to 2014.

References

^ "Dr. oec. Pirmin Schwander-Auckenthaler". Moneyhouse (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
^ Aschwanden, Erich (2022-06-09). "SVP Schwyz: Pirmin Schwander will von Nationalrat in Ständerat". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
^ "Welche Parlamentarierinnen und Parlamentarier kandidieren nicht mehr?". www.ch.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-27.
^ "Die SVP muss um ihren verbleibenden Sitz im Ständerat bangen". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ "Reichmuth abgewählt – Petra Gössi gelingt Historisches". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.