| Rudolf Rechsteiner | |
| Birth Name: | Rudolf Rechsteiner |
| Office: | Member of National Council (Switzerland) |
| Term Start: | 4 December 1995 |
| Term End: | 30 May 2010 |
| Successor: | Beat Jans |
| Constituency: | Canton of Basel-Stadt |
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| Birth Date: | 27 October 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Basel, Switzerland |
| Occupation: | Political scientist, politician |
Rudolf "Ruedi" Rechsteiner (born 27 October 1958) is a Swiss political scientist and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party from 1995 to 2010 before being succeeded by Beat Jans. He previously also served on the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt from 1988 to 1999.[1] He was also president of Swissaid and the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International.