Lorenzo Quadri | |
Office: | Member of the National Council (Switzerland) |
Constituency: | Canton of Ticino |
Termstart: | 30 November 2011 |
Predecessor: | Norman Gobbi |
Birth Name: | Lorenzo Ettore Quadri |
Birth Date: | 1974 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Swiss |
Residence: | Lugano, Switzerland |
Party: | Ticino League |
Profession: | Attorney, publisher and politician |
Lorenzo Ettore Quadri[1] (born 5 November 1974) is a Swiss attorney, publisher and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council for the Ticino League since 30 November 2011.[2] He previously served on the Grand Council of Ticino between 2003 and 2011. Since 2008, he also serves on the city council of Lugano.[3]
Quadri was born on 5 November 1974 in Lugano, Switzerland. He completed the local schools and studied Law at the University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland, where he graduated with a Licentiate degree in 1999.[4]
In 1999, Quadri became chief editor for the weekly newspaper Il Mattino della Domenica (en. The Sunday Morning). A position he held until 2013. In 2013, he became the CEO of the newspaper.[5] [6]
Quadri was elected into Grand Council of Ticino in April 2003, a position he continued to hold until 2011. He was a member on the Justice, political rights, political rights and corrections supervision commission. Since 2008, he is city councilor for Lugano, where he heads the education, welfare and social department.[7]
In the 2011 Swiss federal election, Quadri was elected into the National Council for the Ticino League, succeeding Norman Gobbi.[8] [9]
Quadri is single and resides in Lugano.