Elisabeth Blunschy

Elisabeth Blunschy (née Steiner; 13 July 1922 – 1 May 2015) was a Swiss politician. She served as the first woman President of the National Council of Switzerland and was one of the first women elected to the National Council of Switzerland.

Biography Elisabeth Blunschy was born on 13 July 1922 in Schwyz. Her father, Hans Steiner, was a politician who served as a federal judge and a member of the National Council.

In 1971, she won a seat in the National Council. Although women won the right to vote in federal elections earlier that year, her home Canton of Schwyz voted against women’s suffrage and did not give women the right to vote in cantonal elections until 1972.

Elisabeth Blunschy died on 1 May 2015 at the age of 92.