Sandra Sollberger-Muff | |
Office: | Member of the National Council (Switzerland) |
Termstart: | 30 November 2015 |
Constituency: | Canton of Basel-Landschaft |
Party: | Swiss People's Party |
Birth Name: | Sandra Muff |
Birth Date: | 1973 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Swiss |
Residence: | Liestal, Switzerland |
Profession: | Businesswoman, politician |
Children: | 2 |
Sandra Sollberger-Muff[1] officially Sandra Sollberger (née Muff; born 27 October 1973) is a Swiss businesswoman and politician. She currently serves as a member of National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 30 November 2015.[2]
Sollberger was born 27 October 1973 in Zofingen, Switzerland to Anton and Katharina (née Müller) Muff. Her parents owned a painting business.[3] [4] She grew up partially in Zofingen and in nearby Reiden. She completed a painter apprenticeship in Oftringen and graduated with honors in 1992. In 1996, she completed the Meisterbrief in painting in Olten, Switzerland.
Since 1997, Sollberger has been employed as an administrative officer in the painters company of her husband, Sollberger Maler AG (en. Sollberger Painters Corp.)[5]
Sollberger began her political career on the municipal level, as a member of the communal council of Bubendorf, where she served from 2008 to 2016. Since 2009, she has been in the management of the Swiss People's Party Basel-Landschaft.
Between July 1, 2011, and November 6, 2015, Sollberger has been a member of the Cantonal Council of Basel-Landschaft, where she was a member of the planning and zoning commission.[6] In the 2015 Swiss federal election, she was elected as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party, assuming office on 30 November 2015.[7]
Since 1996, Sollberger is married to Simeon Sollberger, and resides in Liestal. They have two children; Florence (b. 1997) and Fabrice (b. 2000).[8]