Personal data |
born 21 April 1946 in Zurich
resident in 6949 Comano (TI)
3 sons |
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Education |
1965 Type B school-leaving certificate from the Lugano High School
1965-1968 B.Sc. in political science and sociology, University of Bern |
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Political mandates |
1984-2000 Member of the Comano town council
1996/97 President of the Comano town council
1987-1999 Member of the Tessin cantonal government
1998/99 President of the Tessin cantonal government
since 1999 Member of the National Council |
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Political affiliation |
since 1980 Member of the Committee of the Comano section of the PDC (President in 2000)
since 1984 Member of the PDC directorate for the district of Lugano
1984-1996 member of the PDC Central Committee
since 1985 Member of the PDC directorate for the Tessin
1985-1992 Member of the President’s office of the Tessin PDC
1985-1997 President of the Tessin Christian Democrat Women's Association
1985-1996 Member (and Vice-President) of the Committee of the
PDC Swiss Women’s Group
1991-1995 President of the PDC Circe in Vezia |
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Other fields of activity
(Federal level) |
President of Quality Alliance Eco-Drive
Member of the board of the Swiss Catholic mutual assistance organisation “Action de Carême”
Member of the Admissions Board for the diplomatic service |
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Other fields of activity
(Cantonal level) |
Joint President of the Italian Swiss Conference for Further Education for Adults
Founding member of “Demetra”, an association that provides help for children who are victims of violence
Member of the working group on equal opportunities at the University of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland
Member of the board of Bibliomedia of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland |
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Parliamentary committees |
Committee on Transportation and Telecommunications (CTT)
Committee for Science, Education and Culture (CSEC) |
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Languages |
Italian, French, German and English |