Maja Riniker

Maja Riniker (born 23 May 1978) is a Swiss politician of the Liberals (FDP) and a member of the National Council the lower house of the Swiss Parliament. She served as president of the National Council from December 2024 to December 2025.

Early life and education She was born in Aarau in and grew up in Lenzburg where she attended primary and high school. Her father was Ruedi Baumann, an architect, municipal politician and commander of a panzer-battalion. She then trained as a merchant at the Swiss Bank Corporation in Aarau accompanied by a graduation with a Matura. In November 2022, she was elected. Riniker was reelected in 2023 to the National Council. In December 2024 she assumed the presidency of the National Council, after serving as first vice-president from December 2023. She served as President until December 2025 when she was succeeded by Pierre-André Page (SVP).

Political positions She supports a stronger military and also the purchase of a new fighter jet. In December 2021, after she became aware that the Swiss army was called to assist in the vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, she demanded that other options such as the Swiss Civilian Service should be considered first. In September 2020, she was elected the president of the Federation of the Swiss Civilian Service (SZSV).

Personal life She is married with a medic and journalist Florian Riniker and has three children. She has three places of origin in Aargau, Villigen, Habsburg and Lenzburg. She separates municipal politics from family life and left the local school commission in which she was active for eight years until her first child entered school. Also the candidacy for the presidency of the municipality of Suhr she declined for the same reason.