Maya Graf

Maya Graf (born 28 February 1962 in Sissach, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Council of States from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. From 2001 to 2019, she was a member of the National Council of Switzerland. From 2012 to 2013, she was the president of the council, the first member of the Green Party to hold that seat.[1]

Maya Graf
Member of the Council of States
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2019
Preceded by	Claude Janiak
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
In office 5 June 2001 – 3 December 2019
Succeeded by	Florence Brenzikofer
President of the National Council
In office 26 November 2012 – 25 November 2013
Preceded by	Hansjörg Walter
Succeeded by	Ruedi Lustenberger
Personal details
Born	28 February 1962 Sissach, Switzerland
Political party	Green Party of Switzerland

Graf was first elected to the National Council in 2001 and has been re-elected ever since.[2] She was elected President of the National Council in 2012 with 173 out of 189 delegates voting in her favour.[3]

Personal life

Graf is married and has two children.[4] She is the daughter of former SVP politician Fritz Graf.[5] Graf was as a social worker before she started to run an organic farm together with her brother.[3]

References

1. "Grüne erhalten Sitz für Nationalratspräsidium". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 2019-11-17.
2. "mayagraf.ch". mayagraf.ch.
3. "Neue Nationalratspräsidentin: Spitzenresultat für Maya Graf". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 26 November 2012.
4. "Graf Maya - Nationalrätin - Kanton Basel-Landschaft". parlament.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
5. "Vater Fritz' Augen leuchten stolz". Basler Zeitung. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.