Brigitte Häberli-Koller

Brigitte Häberli-Koller (born 23 August 1958) is a Swiss politician of The Centre (DM/LC) party, formerly of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC, until 2021). She was a member of the National Council from 2003 to 2011 and has been a member of the Council of States since 2011, of which she served as its president from 2022 to 2023.

Early life and education Brigitte Häberli was born in August 1958 in Wetzikon, Canton of Zürich but has her place of origin in Münchenbuchsee in Canton of Bern.

Political career She joined The Centre in In 1996 she became a member of the Executive Council of Bichelsee-Balterswil, In 2005, she was discussed as possible president of CVP, but then declined. Élisabeth Baume-Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SP) and Lisa Mazzone of the Green Party (GP) will assume the first and second Vice-Presidencies, therefore making it the first Council of States presided by three women.

Presidency of Council of States In her inaugurating speech, Brigitte Häberli-Koller appealed to the political instrument of a direct democracy, which would allow the Swiss population to remain honest. She lives in Bichelsee with her husband.