Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi

Chiara Simoneschi - Cortesi (* April 21, 1946 in Zurich ) is a Swiss politician (CVP ) and a former member of the National Council. They represented the canton of Ticino from 1999 for twelve years in the National Council and was for Parliament 2008-2009 its President.

Curriculum vitae

Simoneschi - Cortesi was born as the daughter of an Italian-speaking father and a German mother in Zurich. She grew up in Comano. After her Matura Type B, she studied at the University of Bern sociology and political science. She broke off his studies when she married an Italian man and became pregnant. In 1968 she moved with him to Ticino.

Simoneschi - Cortesi he originates from Lugano and has three children.

Policy

Simoneschi - Cortesi is a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party. From 1984 to 1998 Chiara Simoneschi - Cortesi was a member of the council of Comano, she presided over him in 1996/97. From 1987 to 1988 she was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Ticino; 1998/99 she stood before him. 1999 Simoneschi - Cortesi was elected to the National Council. Simoneschi president for ten years, the Federal Commission for Women's Issues; 2007, however, she joined because of the new incompatibility rule back as Commission President. Its core subjects in addition to family issues including education and transport issues. In socio-political issues Simoneschi represents a more conservative position and thus takes the stance of their party; However, it was contrary to the majority of their group, as they demanded a valid for all employees minimum wage of 3,500 francs.

In the parliament of 2007 / 08 she served as first vice president of the National Council. For the Parliament of 2008/ 09 Simoneschi - Cortesi was elected with 134 of 166 valid votes for the National Council. In this office she followed after the Vaud SVP parliamentarian André Bugnon. She was the first representative of the Italian-speaking Switzerland in the chair of the Speaker of Parliament since Luigi Generali 1978/79.