Christian Josia Maria Dieter Imark[1] commonly known as Christian Imark (born 29 January 1982) is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2015.[2] In 2001, Imark was elected as the youngest member into the Cantonal Council of Solothurn at age 19.[3] He started serving in 2015 when he was elected into National Council. He also served as the youngest president of the Cantonal Council in its history in 2012.[4][5]
Christian Imark | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Solothurn |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn | |
| In office 2001–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christian Josia Maria Dieter Imark 29 January 1982 Breitenbach, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Schmidhalter |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Fehren, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Bern University of Applied Sciences |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Website | Official website (in German) |
Early life and education
Imark was born 29 January 1982, in Breitenbach, Switzerland. He completed an apprenticeship at Von Roll Holding and then studied Architecture with a major in management at Bern University of Applied Sciences in Burgdorf. In 2010, he completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Communications.[6][7]
Career
In 2008, Imark returned to his former job under Von Roll Holding and took a position in quality management of the wire production department. He held the position of Global Customer Manager in this company until 2016.[8] Imark is also the owner and managing director of his own company called Airboxx GmbH (Airboxx, LLC) in 2013, which is a group primarily active in event management.[9] Since 2015, he is also the president of the Solothurn chapter of the Swiss Road Transportation Association (ASTAG).[10]
References
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