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'''Hedi Lang''' (30 October 1931 in [[Uster]] - 31 March 2004) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[politician]], the first woman elected to a cantonal executive in Switzerland ([[Canton of Zurich]]) and second woman to preside the [[Swiss National Council]] (1981/1982). She was a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]].
| office = Member of the [[National Council of Switzerland]]
| image = Hedi Lang.jpg
| term_start = 29 November 1971
| term_end = 1 June 1983
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| successor =
| office2 = [[List of presidents of the National Council of Switzerland|President of the National Council of Switzerland]]
| term_start2 = 30 November 1981
| term_end2 = 29 November 1982
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| successor2 =
| office3 = Executive Council of the [[Canton of Zürich]]
| term_start3 = 1983
| term_end3 = 1995
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| party = [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland]]
| birth_name = Hedi Gehri
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|10|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Uster]], [[Switzerland]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|03|31|1931|10|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Zollikerberg]], Switzerland
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'''Hedi Lang''' (30 October 1931 – 31 March 2004) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[politician]]. She was one of the first women to be elected to the [[National Council (Switzerland)|Swiss National Council]], the first woman elected to a cantonal executive and the second woman to serve as [[List of presidents of the National Council of Switzerland|President of the National Council]]. She was a member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]].<ref name=Swisscellany>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HWAaCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA88 |title=Swisscellany |last=Bewes |first=Diccon |publisher=Schwabe AG |year=2012|isbn=9783905252514 }}</ref><ref name=Lexicon>{{cite web |url= https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/005938/2008-11-13/ |title=Historical Lexicon of Switzerland |accessdate=2020-01-02}}</ref>

==Biography==
Hedi Lang was born on 30 October 1931 in [[Uster]] to Johann Gehri, a cheesemaker from [[Seedorf, Bern]]. She married Ernst Lang in 1957 and apprenticed at banks for several years before joining the staff of ''Die Arbeit'', the socialist newspaper where her husband was the editor. In 1961, she joined the Social Democratic Party and in 1970, she was elected to the council of [[Wetzikon]], where she and Ernst moved after their marriage. <ref name=Lexicon/>

In the [[1971 Swiss federal election]], women were permitted to vote in federal elections for the [[Women's suffrage in Switzerland|first time]]. Lang was elected to the National Council as one of 10 women that year, the first to serve in the Federal Assembly. She rose to become the president of the parliamentary audit committee and, in 1981, became the President of the National Council, the second woman to hold the presidency after [[Elisabeth Blunschy]] in 1977. <ref name=Lexicon/>

Lang left the National Council in 1983 and was elected to the [[Executive Council of Zürich]] and became the first woman to sit on a cantonal executive council. On the council, she was the Director of Justice and Home Affairs. In 1995, she left the council, having successfully shepherded the work on the expansion of [[Zurich Airport]].<ref name=Canton>{{cite news |url= https://www.nzz.ch/article9EPNV-1.236031 |title= Alt Regierungsrätin Hedi Lang gestorben |language=German |newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |date=2004-04-01}}</ref><ref name=Lexicon/>

==Personal life==
Lang married Ernst Lang in 1957. Ernst died in 1973.

Hedi Lang died on 31 March 2004 in [[Zollikerberg]], near [[Zürich]]. <ref name=Canton/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.parlament.ch/homepage/ra-raete/ra-re-2004/ra-re-binder-max-2004-05-03.htm Eulogy by Max Binder, President of the National Council] {{de icon}} {{fr_icon}}
* [http://www.parlament.ch/homepage/ra-raete/ra-re-2004/ra-re-binder-max-2004-05-03.htm Eulogy by Max Binder, President of the National Council] {{in lang|de|fr}}
* {{HDS|5938}}
* {{HDS|5938}}


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=== Sources ===
KAM 95 International Zurich<ref>{{Cite book|title=KAM 95 International Zurich|publisher=Gerber & Bruckmann|year=1994|asin=B003CBVSU0}}</ref>{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 13:52, 10 June 2022

Hedi Lang
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
In office
29 November 1971 – 1 June 1983
President of the National Council of Switzerland
In office
30 November 1981 – 29 November 1982
Executive Council of the Canton of Zürich
In office
1983–1995
Personal details
Born
Hedi Gehri

(1931-10-30)30 October 1931
Uster, Switzerland
Died31 March 2004(2004-03-31) (aged 72)
Zollikerberg, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Switzerland

Hedi Lang (30 October 1931 – 31 March 2004) was a Swiss politician. She was one of the first women to be elected to the Swiss National Council, the first woman elected to a cantonal executive and the second woman to serve as President of the National Council. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party.[1][2]

Biography

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Hedi Lang was born on 30 October 1931 in Uster to Johann Gehri, a cheesemaker from Seedorf, Bern. She married Ernst Lang in 1957 and apprenticed at banks for several years before joining the staff of Die Arbeit, the socialist newspaper where her husband was the editor. In 1961, she joined the Social Democratic Party and in 1970, she was elected to the council of Wetzikon, where she and Ernst moved after their marriage. [2]

In the 1971 Swiss federal election, women were permitted to vote in federal elections for the first time. Lang was elected to the National Council as one of 10 women that year, the first to serve in the Federal Assembly. She rose to become the president of the parliamentary audit committee and, in 1981, became the President of the National Council, the second woman to hold the presidency after Elisabeth Blunschy in 1977. [2]

Lang left the National Council in 1983 and was elected to the Executive Council of Zürich and became the first woman to sit on a cantonal executive council. On the council, she was the Director of Justice and Home Affairs. In 1995, she left the council, having successfully shepherded the work on the expansion of Zurich Airport.[3][2]

Personal life

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Lang married Ernst Lang in 1957. Ernst died in 1973.

Hedi Lang died on 31 March 2004 in Zollikerberg, near Zürich. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Bewes, Diccon (2012). Swisscellany. Schwabe AG. ISBN 9783905252514.
  2. ^ a b c d "Historical Lexicon of Switzerland". Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ a b "Alt Regierungsrätin Hedi Lang gestorben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 2004-04-01.
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Preceded by President of the Swiss National Council
1981/1982 		Succeeded by

Sources

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KAM 95 International Zurich[1]

  1. ^ KAM 95 International Zurich. Gerber & Bruckmann. 1994. ASIN B003CBVSU0.
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