Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer

Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer (born 6 March 1948 in Chur, Grisons) is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. She was a National Councillor from 1987 to 1991, then again from 1999 to 2018.

Life and career After she earned a licenciate degree in economics from the University of Basel, she worked as an economist and an economic journalist. She later resumed her law studies and subsequently worked in the central secretary office of a labour union. In 1999, she earned the lawyer diploma in Basel, where she has been working since 2002. She was replaced by fellow Socialist Samira Marti from 10 December 2018.