Samira Marti

Samira Marti
Samira Marti in 2018.
National Councillor for Basel-Landschaft
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2018
Preceded by	Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer (resigned)
Personal details
Born	(1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 31) Liestal, Basel-Landschaft
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Zurich

Samira Marti (born 23 January 1994 in Liestal, Basel-Landschaft) is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. She became a National Councillor in December 2018.[1]

Life and career

Marti grew up in the village of Ziefen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.[2][3] She studied economics at the University of Zurich.[1] Before she sat in Parliament, she worked part-time as a waitress.[1]

In December 2018, she became a National Councillor for Basel-Landschaft after the resignation of Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer.[4] At the age of 24, she was the second youngest ever member to take office in the National Council after Pascale Bruderer (who was two months younger than her).[1][5] She was the youngest member of the National Council until the 2019 federal election.[6]

After her first days in Parliament, she stated: "I knew the right-wing was the majority, but seeing with my own eyes these fifty-something people peacefully destroy our future by pushing a button was an exceptionally intense experience."[1]

See also

• List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft

References

1. Busslinger, Boris (February 7, 2019). "Samira Marti, étudiante parlementaire". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2019.
2. Jermann, Hans-Martin (December 1, 2018). "Samira Marti: Sie ist bald die jüngste Nationalrätin der Schweiz". Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
3. Büchi, Jacqueline (March 27, 2018). "Die Jüngste unter der Bundeshaus-Kuppel: So tickt Samira Marti (24)". Watson (in German). Retrieved September 3, 2018.
4. "Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer (PS/BL) se retire du Conseil national" (in French). RTS. November 15, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
5. Perrin, Olivier (March 23, 2018). "Susanne Leutenegger, les adieux d'une pasionaria à Berne". Le Temps. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
6. Bossard, Tobias (October 21, 2019). "Samira Marti nicht mehr die Jüngste" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

External links

• Biography of Samira Marti on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
• Official website (in German)