Carlo Sommaruga
Carlo Sommaruga (born 8 July 1959, Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)
Carlo Sommaruga | |
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Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 2003–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 July 1959 Zürich |
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Early life and education
He was born into a family with a political background in Zürich. His father is Cornelio Sommaruga, a former diplomat and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He grew up in Geneva, where he studied law at the University of Geneva.[1] He obtained his lawyers license in 1989.[2]
Political career
Between 1991 and 2001 he was a member of the municipal council of Thônex and a member of the Grand Council of Geneva from 2001 to 2003.[3] He became a member of the National Council in 2003[3] and was re-elected until 2019. As a member of the National Council, he was the Co-President of the Parliamentarian Group for the relations to the Kurdish people.[4] He was also critical to the Israeli incursion into the Gaza strip in 2008–2009 and in 2017, he asked in the National Council if a prosecution would be launched against the Israeli politician Tzipi Livni, who visited Switzerland at the time.[5] In November 2019 he was elected into the Council of States representing the SP for the Canton of Geneva.[6]
Professional career
He is a lawyer for the tenants association of Switzerland in Geneva[1] and in November 2016, he was elected their president.[7][8] Since 2018, he is also the president of the board of directors of the Swiss branch of the European NGO for social justice Solidar.[9]
References
- "Referentinnen und Referenten". www.eda.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Ordre des avocats de Genève / Ordre des Avocats de Genève". www.odage.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "GRUPPEN DER BUNDESVERSAMMLUNG (ART. 63 PARLG)" (PDF). National Council of Switzerland. August 2011.
- Renz, Frauke (2018). Internationales Strafrecht und humanitäres Völkerrecht: Entwicklungen 2017 (in German). Stämpfli Verlag. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-3-7272-4486-5.
- Fumagalli, Antonio. "Wahlen: Genf schickt rot-grünes Duo in den Ständerat". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Nationalrat Carlo Sommaruga ist neuer Präsident des Mieterverbandes". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Medien". www.mieterverband.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- "Vorstand | Solidar Suisse". www.solidar.ch. Retrieved 2021-01-20.