Werner Marti Explained

Werner Marti (born 20 April 1957 in Glarus; Place of origin: Sool) is a Swiss lawyer and politician in the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). He was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1991 until the end of 2008.

Biography

Werner Marti was a member of the municipal council of Sool and the of the Canton of Glarus from 1986 until 1990. From 1990 until 1998 he was a member of the Conseil d'État of Glarus. From 1996 until 2004, Marti worked as . In the SP leadership election of 2004, he was defeated by Hans-Jürg Fehr.[1] From 25 November 1991, Werner Marti was a member of the Swiss National Council. He put himself forward as a candidate in the 10 February 2008 by-election for the seat on the Council of States which had been left vacant after the resignation of Fritz Schiesser, but he was defeated by .[2]

Marti resigned from the National Council at the end of 2008 and on 1 January 2009 he joined the executive council of, of which he was elected president in spring 2009.[3] On 18 December 2009, he was elected as the new president of the executive council of, active from 1 January 2010.

References

  1. http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/aktuell/hans-juerg_fehr_-_ein_mann_des_ausgleichs_1.575151.html NZZ (26 October 2007)
  2. http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/klarer_sieg_fuer_pankraz_freitag_in_glarus_1.669005.html Klarer Sieg für Pankraz Freitag in Glarus
  3. http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/werner_marti_nationalrat_ruecktritt_1.1155914.html SP-Nationalrat Werner Marti tritt zurück