Maya Graf
Maya Graf | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1962 Sissach, Switzerland |
| Political party | Green Party of Switzerland |
Maya Graf (born 28 February, 1962 in Sissach, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician and former President of the National Council of Switzerland. In 2012, she became the first member of the Green Party to be elected to that position.
Graf was first elected to the National Council in 2001 and has been re-elected ever since.[1] She was elected President of the National Council in 2012 with 173 out of 189 delegates voting in her favour.[2]
Graf is married and has two children.[3] She is the daughter of former SVP politician Fritz Graf.[4] Graf was as a social worker before she started to run an organic farm together with her brother.[2]
References
- ^ "mayagraf.ch". mayagraf.ch.
- ^ a b "Neue Nationalratspräsidentin: Spitzenresultat für Maya Graf". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Graf Maya - Nationalrätin - Kanton Basel-Landschaft". parlament.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Vater Fritz' Augen leuchten stolz". Basler Zeitung. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
