- Verena Diener
Verena Diener (born
27 March 1949 inWinterthur ) is aSwiss politician , member of theGreen Liberal Party of Switzerland , representing thecanton of Zürich in theSwiss Council of States .Formerly representing the
Swiss Green Party , Diener was a member of theSwiss National Council 1987 to 1997. From 1995 to 2007, she was a member of the cantonal government of Zurich.In 2004, Diener left the Green Party, founding the Green Liberals together with National Councillor and former president of the Zurich Green Party,
Martin Bäumle . In the second round of the 2007 Council of States elections in Zurich, Diener won the majority beforeSwiss People's Party chairmanUeli Maurer . Diener's seat is one of three (out of 46) not held by members of the parties represented in theSwiss Federal Council (besides two of the Green Party, Robert Cramer of Geneva andLuc Recordon of Vaud).External links
* http://www.verenadiener.ch
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