Barbara Haering
Barbara Haering | |
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| National Council of Switzerland | |
| In office 5 February 1990 – 2 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Doris Morf |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist (S) |
| Constituency | Zurich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1953 |
| Citizenship | Switzerland Canada |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Education | ETH Zurich |
| Committees | Political Security Commission Science, Education and Culture Commission (1995-98), Transport and Telecommunications Committee |
Barbara Haering (born 20 September 1953 in Montreal, originated from Zurich) is a Swiss politician of Canadian origin, and is member of the Social Democratic Party. She was member of the Swiss National Council between 1990 and 2007, representing Zurich.
Life
Barbara Haering was born on 20 September 1953 in Montreal, Canada, and possesses Canadian citizenship,[1][2] though her place of origin is Zurich. Her father is a Romand.[3]
Haering was an environmental science student at the ETH Zurich, and obtained her doctorate in 1996.[4]
Political career
She was a member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich between 1979 and 1983,[1] before becoming a member of the Swiss National Council in 1990, preceding Doris Morf after her retirement.[5] During her time in the National Council, she was part of various committees, including the Political Security Commission, the Science, Education and Culture Commission, and the Transport and Telecommunications Committee.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Biography of Barbara Haering on the website of the Swiss Parliament. )
- ↑ Biographie auf der Webseite von Barbara Haering (PDF-Datei), aufgerufen am 16. Juni 2014
- ↑ Germanier, Stéphanie (2007). Barbara Haering, dame de fer que l'on voyait déjà au Conseil fédéral, tire sa révérence (in French). Le Temps.
- ↑ Zünd, Céline (2 July 2022). "En Suisse, les tentatives de la droite religieuse contre l'avortement n'ont aucune chance". Le Temps. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "La socialiste zurichoise Doris Morf se retire". Journal de Gèneve. Swiss Telegraphic Agency. 15 December 1989. p. 17.