Irène Kälin
Irène Kälin | |
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Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
Assumed office 27 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | |
Member of the Grand Council of Aargau | |
In office January 2010 – November 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lenzburg, Aargau | 6 February 1987
Nationality | Swiss |
Political party | Green Party of Switzerland |
Alma mater | University of Zurich University of Bern |
Occupation | Trade unionist |
Irène Kälin (born 6 February 1987 in Lenzburg, Aargau; originally from Einsiedeln) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party.
Life and career[]
Studies and professional career[]
Kälin earned her Matura at the in Basel in 2007. In 2009, she started her Islamic and religion studies at the University of Zurich and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 2013. In 2014, she joined the master's programme Religionskulturen of the University of Bern, where she wrote a dissertation about the state recognition of Islam.[1] She worked as a trade unionist for Unia Aargau from 2015 to 2016 and is now the chairwoman of ArbeitAargau, the umbrella organisation of employees in the canton.[2][3]
Political career[]
From January 2010 to November 2017, Kälin sat in the Grand Council of Aargau, where she served as the vice-chairwoman of three committees: the Committee for Responsibility Planning and Finance (2010–2013), the Naturalization Committee (2013–2015) and the Committee for Environment, Building, Transport, Energy and Land Use Planning (2013–2015);[4] besides, she became a member of the Business Examination Committee in 2017. Moreover, she was the co-chairwoman of the Green Party group in the Grand Council.[3]
Kälin was the vice-chairwoman of the Green Party of Switzerland from 2012 to 2014.[3]
In the 2015 federal election, Kälin stood for the National Council and the Council of States[5] but was defeated by 2,500 votes by . On 27 November 2017, she replaced Fricker in the National Council as she was listed second on the party's electoral list.[6] She retained her seat in the 2019 federal election and was appointed as the second vice-chairwoman of the National Council for the year 2019–20.[7] In Parliament, Kälin has advocated for the state recognition of Islam and supported the anti-nuclear movement.[1]
Private life[]
In 2013, Kälin entered into a legal union with journalist .[8] In 2018 they moved from Lenzburg to Oberflachs, Aargau. In the same year she gave birth to their first son whom she takes to the National Council during parliamentary debates.[9][10]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Zünd, Céline (October 12, 2017). "Irène Kälin veut que l'islam devienne une affaire de l'Etat". Le Temps (in French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Vorstand" (in German). ArbeitAargau. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Wahl der zwei aargauischen Mitglieder des Ständerats für die Amtsdauer 2015/2019 vom 18. Oktober 2015 (1. Wahlgang) – Kandidatenportrait – Kälin Irène" (pdf) (in German). official website of the canton of Aargau. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Irène Kälin" (in German). official website of the canton of Aargau. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Irène Kälin über ihre Kandidatur (14.1.2015)" (Interview) (in German). SRF. January 14, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Erste Reaktionen: Das sagen Nachfolgerin Kälin und Aargauer Grünen-Präsident Hölzle". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Le Conseil national". www.parlament.ch (in French). Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Schweizer Illustrierte, April 15, 2013, p. 111 (in German)
- ^ "Umzug: Irène Kälin wird Schenkenbergerin". Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Nationalrätin Irène Kälin hat ihr Baby bekommen". Retrieved 2019-03-08.
External links[]
- Irène Kälin's official website
- Biography of Irène Kälin on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Irène Kälin on the website of the Grand Council of Aargau
- 21st-century women politicians
- 21st-century Swiss women
- Swiss trade unionists
- Women trade unionists
- Green Party of Switzerland politicians
- Aargau politicians
- Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- University of Zurich alumni
- People from Lenzburg
- People from Einsiedeln
- 1987 births
- Living people