PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Carlo Sommaruga
Carlo Sommaruga
Member of the Council of States of Switzerland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Member of the National Council
	In office; 2003–2019
Personal details
Born	8 July 1959; Zürich, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland

Carlo Sommaruga (born 8 July 1959) is a Swiss lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). He has been a National Councilor for over a decade and since 2019 he is a member of the Council of States.

Early life and education

He was born into a family with a political background in Zürich. His father is Cornelio Sommaruga, a former diplomat and president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He grew up in Geneva, where he studied law at the University of Geneva.^[1] He obtained his lawyers license in 1989.^[2] Subsequently, Sommaruga attended the Graduate Institute of Development Studies in 1984-1985.^[3]

Political career

Between 1991 and 2001 he was a member of the municipal council of Thônex and a member of the Grand Council of Geneva from 2001 to 2003.^[4] He became a member of the National Council in 2003^[4] and was re-elected until 2019. In November 2019 he was elected into the Council of States representing the SP for the Canton of Geneva.^[5]

Political positions

In 2007 he suggested that members of the Swiss diaspora were to be represented in Parliament, which in 2009 was voted down by the Council of States.^[6] Since 2017 Sommaruga was a main force behind a law which would have prohibited nuclear weapons in Switzerland, both signed by the National council and the Counci of States,^[7] but on request of the Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis, the Federal Council refused to sign it.^[8]

As a member of the National Council, he was the co-president of the Parliamentarian Group for the relations to the Kurdish people.^[9] He was also critical to the Israeli incursion into the Gaza strip in 2008–2009 and in 2017, he asked in the National Council if a prosecution would be launched against the Israeli politician Tzipi Livni, who visited Switzerland at the time.^[10] Besides he is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement with other politicians of the SP.^[11]

Professional career

He is a lawyer for the tenants' association of Switzerland in Geneva^[1] and in November 2016, he was elected their president.^[12]^[13] Since 2018, he is also the president of the board of directors of the Swiss branch of the European NGO for social justice Solidar.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Referentinnen und Referenten". www.eda.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Ordre des avocats de Genève / Ordre des Avocats de Genève". www.odage.ch. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Carlo Sommaruga | Accueil". 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ Fumagalli, Antonio. "Wahlen: Genf schickt rot-grünes Duo in den Ständerat". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Nein zu einer Vertretung der Fünften Schweiz". Swissinfo (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ Habegger, Henry. "Nuklearwaffen - Warum der Bundesrat kein Atombombenverbot will – trotz Parlamentsauftrag". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ Sommaruga, Carlo (22 January 2021). "Gastkommentar zur Aussenpolitik – Atomwaffen verbieten – jetzt!". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "GRUPPEN DER BUNDESVERSAMMLUNG (ART. 63 PARLG)" (PDF). National Council of Switzerland. August 2011. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2011.
^ Renz, Frauke (2018). Internationales Strafrecht und humanitäres Völkerrecht: Entwicklungen 2017 (in German). Stämpfli Verlag. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-3-7272-4486-5.
^ Klein, David (21 December 2018). "Mit Ihnen rede ich nicht!". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Nationalrat Carlo Sommaruga ist neuer Präsident des Mieterverbandes". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Medien". www.mieterverband.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Vorstand | Solidar Suisse". www.solidar.ch. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[:0-1] "Referentinnen und Referenten". www.eda.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[2] "Ordre des avocats de Genève / Ordre des Avocats de Genève". www.odage.ch. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[3] "Carlo Sommaruga | Accueil". 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

[:1-4] "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[5] Fumagalli, Antonio. "Wahlen: Genf schickt rot-grünes Duo in den Ständerat". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[6] "Nein zu einer Vertretung der Fünften Schweiz". Swissinfo (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[7] Habegger, Henry. "Nuklearwaffen - Warum der Bundesrat kein Atombombenverbot will – trotz Parlamentsauftrag". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[8] Sommaruga, Carlo (22 January 2021). "Gastkommentar zur Aussenpolitik – Atomwaffen verbieten – jetzt!". Der Bund (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[9] "GRUPPEN DER BUNDESVERSAMMLUNG (ART. 63 PARLG)" (PDF). National Council of Switzerland. August 2011. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2011.

[10] Renz, Frauke (2018). Internationales Strafrecht und humanitäres Völkerrecht: Entwicklungen 2017 (in German). Stämpfli Verlag. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-3-7272-4486-5.

[11] Klein, David (21 December 2018). "Mit Ihnen rede ich nicht!". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[12] "Nationalrat Carlo Sommaruga ist neuer Präsident des Mieterverbandes". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[13] "Medien". www.mieterverband.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[14] "Vorstand | Solidar Suisse". www.solidar.ch. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Carlo Sommaruga

Early life and education

Political career

Political positions

Professional career

References

Read other articles:

Nigeria

Kalkar

Samora Machel

Kalio

Eggs as food

List of people from Boston

Азиатский барсук

Demone Harris

Mauricio Pereyra

Chehour

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning

Don Sandburg

Black Dragon Society

Frank Harris Hitchcock

Briosco

الخطوط الجوية الوطنية (الولايات المتحدة)

2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

Shodo Girls

Kraków Old Town

風