Verena Diener is a Swiss politician, member of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland

Green Liberal Party of Switzerland

The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland , abbreviated to glp, is a centrist Green liberal political party in Switzerland. Founded in 2007, the party holds five seats in the Federal Assembly....

, representing the canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 in the Swiss Council of States

Swiss Council of States

The Council of States of Switzerland is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house. There are 46 Councillors....

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Formerly representing the Swiss Green Party, Diener was a member of the Swiss National Council 1987 to 1997. From 1995 to 2007, she was a member of the cantonal government of Zurich.

In 2004, Diener left the Green Party, founding the Green Liberals together with National Councillor and former president of the Zurich Green Party, Martin Bäumle.

In the second round of the 2007 Council of States elections

Swiss federal election, 2007

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 in Zurich, Diener won the majority before Swiss People's Party

Swiss People's Party

The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...

 chairman Ueli Maurer

Ueli Maurer

Ueli Maurer is a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports...

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Diener's seat is one of four (out of 46) not held by members of the parties represented in the Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

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 (besides fellow Green Liberal

Green Liberal Party of Switzerland

The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland , abbreviated to glp, is a centrist Green liberal political party in Switzerland. Founded in 2007, the party holds five seats in the Federal Assembly....

 Markus Stadler of Uri

Úri

Úriis a village and commune in the comitatus of Pest in Hungary....

 and the two of the Green Party, Robert Cramer

Robert Cramer (Swiss politician)

Robert Christian Cramer is a Swiss politician and member of the Green Party of Switzerland. He was educated as a lawyer at the University of Geneva....

 of Geneva and Luc Recordon

Luc Recordon

Luc Recordon is a Swiss politician, member of the Green Party of Switzerland, representing Vaud in the Swiss Council of States.Recordon was educated as an engineer at the EPFL and holds a doctorate in jurisprudence...

of Vaud).

External links

• http://www.verenadiener.ch