Maya Graf | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Council of States | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Janiak |
| Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| In office 5 June 2001 – 3 December 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Florence Brenzikofer |
| President of the National Council | |
| In office 26 November 2012 – 25 November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hansjörg Walter |
| Succeeded by | Ruedi Lustenberger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-02-28) 28 February 1962 Sissach, Switzerland |
| Party | Green Party of Switzerland |
Maya Graf (born 28 February 1962) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Council of States from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. From 2001 to 2019, she was a member of the National Council of Switzerland. From 2012 to 2013, she was the president of the council, the first member of the Green Party to hold that seat.1
Graf was first elected to the National Council in 2001 and has been re-elected ever since.2 She was elected President of the National Council in 2012 with 173 out of 189 delegates voting in her favour.3
Personal life
Graf is married and has two children.4 She is the daughter of former SVP politician Fritz Graf.5 Graf was as a social worker before she started to run an organic farm together with her brother.3
References
References
- "Grüne erhalten Sitz für Nationalratspräsidium". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 17 November 2019.
- "mayagraf.ch". mayagraf.ch.
- "Neue Nationalratspräsidentin: Spitzenresultat für Maya Graf". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 26 November 2012.
- "Graf Maya – Nationalrätin – Kanton Basel-Landschaft". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "Vater Fritz' Augen leuchten stolz". Basler Zeitung. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.