| Katja Riem | |
| Birth Name: | Katja Riem |
| Office: | Member of the National Council (Switzerland) |
| Term Start: | 4 December 2023 |
| Constituency: | Canton of Bern |
| Office2: | Member of the Grand Council of Bern |
| Termstart2: | 1 September 2021 |
| Birth Date: | 1996 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Oberdiessbach, Switzerland |
| Party: | Swiss People's Party |
| Website: | |
| Residence: | Kiesen |
| Alma Mater: | Bern University of Applied Sciences (BSc) |
| Predecessor2: | Moritz Müller |
| Termend2: | 31 October 2023 |
| Successor2: | Roland Iseli |
| Relations: | Gottlieb Riem (4x great-grandfather) |
Katja Riem (pronounced as /de/; born 26 December 1996) is a Swiss winemaker and politician who currently is a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party after being elected in the 2023 Swiss federal election.[1] [2] She assumed office on 4 December 2023.[3] Riem previously served on the Grand Council of Bern between 2021 and 2023.[4] [5]
Riem was born 26 December 1996 in Oberdiessbach, Switzerland, to Herbert Riem, wine merchant and farmer, and Beatrice Riem (née Utiger).[6] [7] Her parents are the owners of Riem Daepp & Co Ltd., wine merchants, founded in 1933.[8] Her paternal uncle, Bernard Riem, is a member of the Grand Council of Bern for The Centre.[9] Further, Riem is a 4x great-granddaughter of Gottlieb Riem, who served on the National Council from 1867 to 1888, for the Free Radical Liberals.[10]
She was raised in Kiesen and obtained her Matura at Gymnasium Kirchenfeld in Bern. Upon graduating, she completed a 3-year-program in winemaking which she was able to complete early in only 2 years while working in Bern, La Neuveville and in the winery of Teufen Castle in Teufen. Then she completed a 3-year apprenticeship as farmer. At the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL) she received a Bachelor of Science in agronomy.[11]
She became an active member of the Young SVP aged 14 and was ultimately elected to Grand Council of Bern on 1 September 2021. There she has been the youngest member-elect and became prominent on land use issues. She resigned from this post on 31 October 2023 being succeeded by Roland Iseli.[12] During the 2023 Swiss federal election, Riem was elected to National Council (Switzerland). She assumed office as the youngest member of the 52. legislative period on 4 December 2023.[13] [14] [15]
Riem resides is single and resides in Kiesen, Switzerland.
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