Marionna Schlatter Explained

Marionna Schlatter
Office:Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich
Termstart:March 2019
Office2:Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Termstart2:November 2019
Party:Green Party of Switzerland
Occupation:Politician
Termend:October 2019

Marionna Schlatter (14 November 1980) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party of Switzerland, and a former member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich and current member of the National Council.

Early life and education

She was born to a Swiss father and Hungarian mother[1] and attended primary school in Bäretswil and secondary school in Wetzikon. Following she enrolled into the University of Zurich studying History of Art and Architecture, Sociology and French, graduating with a MSc in 2007.

Political career

She was the campaigner for the Youth wing of the Green Party between 2008 and 2010 and the President of the Green Party of the Canton Zurich from 2011 until 2020. She was elected in the Cantonal Council of Zurich in March 2019[2] and in the National Council in October 2019.[3] In 2019, she was also a candidate to the Council of States, but was not elected.[4] Following her election to the National Council, she resigned from the Cantonal Council of Zurich.[5] She is currently a member of the board of directors of the Zurich branch of the Green Party.[6]

Personal life

She became a mushroom expert at the age of fourteen and today she is teaching others how to classify mushrooms.[7] She is married and has 2 children.

References

  1. Web site: Über mich. 2021-01-24. marionnaschlatter.ch.
  2. Web site: Kantonsratswahlen Wetzikon aktuell, Grüne Partei Wetzikon, Für ein besseres Klima!. 2021-01-24. Grüne Partei Wetzikon. de-CH.
  3. Web site: Ledebur. Fabian Baumgartner, Daniel Fritzsche, Adi Kälin, André Müller, Johanna Wedl; Mitarbeit: Reto Flury, Rebekka Haefeli, Lena Schenkel, Michael von. Wahlen 2019: Zürich wählt Ständerat und Nationalrat. 2021-01-24. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. de.
  4. Web site: 2019-11-15. Kanton Zürich - Ruedi Noser bleibt weitere vier Jahre Zürcher Ständerat. 2021-01-24. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). de.
  5. Web site: Diese Personen ersetzen Schlatter und Schneider im Kantonsrat. 2021-01-24. zueriost.ch. de.
  6. Web site: Parteileitung Kanton Zürich. 2021-01-24. gruene-zh.ch.
  7. Web site: Ständeratskandidatin, Marionna Schlatter: "Die doppelte Männervertretung ist unhaltbar geworden". 2021-01-24. Limmattaler Zeitung. de-ch.