(1977-06-04) 4 June 1977 (age 47) Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Political party
Swiss People's Party
Other political affiliations
Christian Democratic People's Party (1995-2016)
Spouse
Toni Brunner
(m. 2024)
Residence(s)
Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland
Alma mater
University of Bern Aarhus University
Occupation
Politician, political strategist, consultant
Website
esther-friedli.ch(in German)
Esther Barbara Friedli[1] (/frɪdlɪ/ born 4 June 1977) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the Council of States (Switzerland) on 30 April 2023 and assumed office on 30 May 2023.[2][3] She previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2019.[4][5] She is the domestic partner of Toni Brunner, former president of the Swiss People's Party and also a member of the National Council.[6] Between 2008 and 2014, Friedli served as the secretary general of the Department of Education of the Canton of St. Gallen.
^"Esther Friedli in Ebnat-Kappel - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^Neuhaus, Christina. "Esther Friedli: klar in den Ständerat gewählt". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^Faki, Sermîn (2023-04-30). "Neue St. Galler Ständerätin heisst Esther Friedli". Blick (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^"Esther Friedli in Ebnat-Kappel - Reports". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^"In den Nationalrat gewählt: St.Galler SVP-Politikerin Esther Friedli tritt aus dem Schatten von Lebenspartner Toni Brunner". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^"Toni Brunners Freundin Esther Friedli schaffts in den Nationalrat". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
Esther Barbara Friedli (/frɪdlɪ/ born 4 June 1977) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the Council of States (Switzerland) on 30 April 2023 and...
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