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Christiane Brunner | |
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| Born | (1947-03-23)23 March 1947 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 18 April 2025(2025-04-18) (aged 78) |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
Christiane Brunner (23 March 1947 – 18 April 2025) was a Swiss politician and lawyer.
Brunner occupied several government positions. She was Deputy of theGreat Council of theCanton of Geneva from 1981 to 1990 and a member of theNational Council, from 1991 to 1995, and of theCouncil of States, from 1995 to 2007. She was also president of theSwiss Socialist Party from 2000 to 2004.
Brunner was the official candidate of the Socialist Party whenRené Felber retired from theFederal Council in 1993. On 3 March 1993 theFederal Assembly electedFrancis Matthey, however he forfeited this position due to the opposition of his own party. On 10 March 1993Ruth Dreifuss was elected to the Federal Council over Christiane Brunner.
Brunner was very active in affairs dealing with trade unions (she was president of theFTMH union), and was a member of Parliament who became very engaged when topics such as Social Security andlabor laws were discussed.
She was the president of the Committee for Social Security and Public Health in the Council of States (CSSS-CE).
Brunner died on 18 April 2025, at the age of 78.[1][2]
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