Dominik Blunschy Explained

Dominik Blunschy
Birth Name:Dominik Blunschy
Term Start:4 December 2023
Office:Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Constituency:Canton of Schwyz
Party:The Centre
Birth Date:1987 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Schwyz, Switzerland
Occupation:Software engineer, politician
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Office2:Member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz
Termstart2:29 June 2016
Termend2:30 November 2023
Alma Mater:ETH Zurich (BSc Inf.-Ing.)
ETH Zurich (MSc Inf.-Ing.)
Relations:Elisabeth Blunschy (grandmother)
Hans Steiner (great-grandfather)

Dominik Blunschy[1] (pronounced as /de/; born 27 October 1987) is a Swiss software engineer and politician who currently is member-elect of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre after being elected during the 2023 Swiss federal election.[2] [3] He assumed office on 4 December 2023.[4]

Blunschy previously served on the Cantonal Council of Schwyz from 2016 to 2023 and concurrently as the president of the council from 2022 to 2023.[5] He is the grandson of Elisabeth Blunschy, the first female president, of the National Council (Switzerland).[6] [7] [8]

Early life and education

Blunschy was born 27 October 1987 in Schwyz, Switzerland, to Felix Blunschy (1958-2014), who was formerly employed by Victorinox, and Monika Blunschy (née Imboden).[9] He has two sisters.[10]

He was raised in a political family in Ibach and Schwyz. His paternal grandparents, both attorneys, where both active politicians with his grandmother, Elisabeth Blunschy (née Steiner) serving on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1971 to 1987 for the Christian Democratic People's Party (predecessor of The Centre). In 1977, she presided the National Council as the first female in history.[11] His grandfather, Alfred Blunschy (1921-1972), was a member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz, from 1952 to 1972.[12] His great-grandfather, Hans Steiner (1884-1964), also an attorney, served on the National Council from 1919 to 1924.[13]

Blunschy completed a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Information Technology at ETH Zurich.[14]

Career

Blunschy worked for a variety of software companies in Switzerland. He is currently employed as lead engineer at ti&m, a digital solutions agency, based in Zurich.[15]

Personal life

In 2021, he married Virginia (née Wyss), who is a professor for History and German.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dominik Blunschy in Schwyz - Auskünfte . 2023-11-09 . Moneyhouse . de.
  2. Web site: Maur . Jürg Auf der . 2023-10-22 . Drei neue Schwyzer Nationalräte in Bern . 2023-11-09 . Luzerner Zeitung . de.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-22 . Schwyz: Diese Kandidierenden haben es ins Parlament geschafft . 2023-11-09 . Zuger Zeitung . de.
  4. Web site: Ratsmitglied ansehen . 2023-12-05 . www.parlament.ch.
  5. https://www.sz.ch/behoerden/kantonsrat/ratsleitung/mitglieder-ratsleitung.html/8756-8758-8799-9147-9148/person_guid/a834b20a579048e9b5f8e95e66b6915e
  6. Web site: Bernet . Christoph . 2023-10-20 . "Grossmutter hat mich stark geprägt": Dominik Blunschy will in den Nationalrat . 2023-11-09 . Aargauer Zeitung . de.
  7. Web site: Elisabeth Blunschy-Steiner . 2023-11-09 . Hommage 2021 . en.
  8. News: Aschwanden . Erich . 2023-09-05 . Nationalratswahlen: Famliendynastien von Blocher über Giezendanner bis Blunschy . de-CH . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . 2023-11-09 . 0376-6829.
  9. Web site: † Felix Blunschy Südostschweiz . 2023-11-09 . www.suedostschweiz.ch . de-CH.
  10. Web site: Todesanzeigenportal.ch - die grösste Plattform für Traueranzeigen in der Schweiz . 2023-11-09 . www.todesanzeigenportal.ch.
  11. HLS/DSS Blunschy, Elisabeth

    https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/006192/2015-05-04/

  12. HLS/DSS, Blunschy, Alfred

    https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/013544/2002-11-12/

  13. Web site: Ratsmitglied ansehen . 2023-11-09 . www.parlament.ch.
  14. Web site: Dominik Blunschy Aus Ibach (SZ) Mehr über mich . 2023-11-09 . Dominik Blunschy . de-CH.
  15. Web site: Lead-team . 2023-11-09 . www.ti8m.com . en.
  16. Web site: Lehrpersonen – Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz . 2023-11-09 . kks.ch . de-DE.