Christine Häsler

Christine Häsler-Amacher
Born(1963-01-11)11 January 1963
Unterseen, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation(s)politician
(regional and national)
Political partyGreen
Spousedivorced
Children4
( +2 grandchildren)

Christine Häsler (born 11 January 1963) is a Swiss politician (The Greens). She served between 2002 and 2015 as a member of the Grand Council (cantonal parliament) of Bern.[1] She moved into national politics in June 2015 when she became a member of the country's National Council (lower house of the federal/national parliament).[2][3][4] 2018 she was elected as member of the government of the Canton of Bern.

Biography

Christine Häsler was born in Unterseen, a quarter on the western side of Interlaken, in the Canton of Bern.[2] She attended school in nearby Grindelwald and Wilderswil. She then undertook a 3/4 year commercial apprenticeship with the Grindelwald district council.[5] She subsequently worked as clerk to the local council at Lütschental, where her family has its roots.[5][6] More recently she took over the house in the adjacent hamlet of Burglauenen where her grandparents parents had lived.[6] Since 2011, she has worked as head of communications with Kraftwerke Oberhasli, an energy (hydro-electricity) company with a sideline in tourist attractions.[7]

Politics

Häsler served between 2002 and 2015 as a member of the Grand Council of Bern.[1] During that time she served between 2006 and 2014 as leader of the Green Party group in the assembly.[3] In the cantonal elections of 2014 she achieved the second best result in her voting district, "Interlaken-Oberhasli". The result was particularly noteworthy because of the deeply conservative nature of the constituency.[3]

After the unexpected resignation of Alec von Graffenried in June 2015, she became a member of the country's National Council. Later that year she was elected to the parliament in the October general election.[8]

In 2018 Häsler was elected as member of the government of the Canton of Bern[9] and therefore left the National Council.

References

  1. ^ a b "Christine Häsler, Grüne, Burglauenen". Grosser Rat. Kommunikation Kanton Bern. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Christine Häsler Im Amt". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Andrea Sommer (27 August 2018). "Die Grüne, die auch Bürgerlichen gefällt". Bern:Christine Häsler kämpft für die Grünen um einen Sitz im Stöckli und um den Erhalt ihres Nationalratssitzes. Ansonsten will die Oberländerin nichts Geringeres als die Welt retten. Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Christine Häsler, Portrait". Grüne Kanton Bern. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b Anne-Marie Günter (3 March 2015). "Christine Häsler: "Wichtig sind mir sozialpolitische Themen"". Berner OberlandAb Mitte Juni wird Christine Häsler als Vertreterin der Grünen in den Nationalrat einziehen. Sie ist bereits als Ständeratskandidatin für die Wahlen 2015 nominiert. Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b Mirjam Messerli (11 March 2018). "Die bodenständige Grüne". Christine Häsler ist grün, Oberländerin ... Berner Zeitung. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ Urs Häfliger (18 October 2017). "Christine Häsler für Regierungsrat nominiert". Die Delegierten der Grünen Kanton Bern verabschiedeten an der Versammlung neun Ziele für den Kanton. Zudem wurde die Nationalrätin aus Burglauenen, Christine Häsler, unter grossem Applaus einstimmig als Regierungsratskandidatin nominiert. (Artikel Nr. 158928). Jungfrau Zeitung, Thun. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Zum Ergebnis bei den Ständeratswahlen: Achtungserfolg für Christine Häsler". Grüne Kanton Bern. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Christine Häsler (Der Regierungsrat) Regierungsrat - Kanton Bern". www.rr.be.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-10-08.