Corine Mauch
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Corine Mauch is a Swiss
Social Democrat
politician
who serves as mayor
of Zürich
. She is the first female and first openly gay
person to be elected mayor of the city.
Mauch was elected mayor in March 2009, after ten years on the city council. In the first round of balloting, she finished in second place, barely 1,300 votes behind Kathrin Martelli, the candidate of the Free Democratic Party
. In the second round, she received 41,745 votes, beating Martelli by 58 percent to 42.
Mauch is the daughter of Ursula Mauch, who led the Social Democratic Party
in the federal parliament. She grew up in the canton of Aargau
before attending ETH Zurich
, where she studied agricultural economics, and the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration
(IDHEAP).
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Social Democrat
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who serves as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. She is the first female and first openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
person to be elected mayor of the city.
Mauch was elected mayor in March 2009, after ten years on the city council. In the first round of balloting, she finished in second place, barely 1,300 votes behind Kathrin Martelli, the candidate of the Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
. In the second round, she received 41,745 votes, beating Martelli by 58 percent to 42.
Mauch is the daughter of Ursula Mauch, who led the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
in the federal parliament. She grew up in the canton of Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
before attending ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
, where she studied agricultural economics, and the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration
The Institute for Advanced Studies in Public Administration, or IDHEAP is a Swiss graduate school of public administration, an independent foundation associated with the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...
(IDHEAP).