Werner Salzmann

Werner Salzmann (born 5 November 1962, Gurtendorf bei Wabern, Switzerland) is a tax expert and politician of the Swiss Peoples' Party (SVP). He is a cantonal chief tax chief expert in the Canton of Bern, a former member of the National Council and a current member of the Council of States.

Education and professional career He is a graduate of the He was an agricultural tax expert in the Canton Bern between 1995 and 2007. In the 2019 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Council of States. In the Council of States he is the vice-president of the committee of security policy. To achieve this, he suggested to limit the expenditure for development aid and higher education in May 2022.

President of SVP in Canton Bern He was elected the president of the Bernese branch from the SVP in 1995.

Personal life He is married and has four children. In 2021, he assumed as the president of the Swiss association of vegetable producers.