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Swiss politician (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jürg Grossen (born 24 August 1969) is a Swiss politician. He is a member of the National Council. Since 2017, he has been the president of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland.
Jürg Grossen | |
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| Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Bern |
| President of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 26 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Bäumle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1969 Frutigen, Switzerland |
| Political party | Green Liberal Party of Switzerland |
| Occupation | Electrical planner/Entrepreneur |
Grossen was born in the town of Frutigen in the Canton of Bern. He apprenticed as an electrical planner and worked for a solar energy company. After the death of the company's owner, Grossen and a colleague were left in charge of the firm.[1]
He joined the Green Liberal Party, which was founded in 2007 and later opened a cantonal affiliate in Bern. In 2011, he ran for the National Council. Grossen was elected as the party increased its vote share to 5.4% with 12 seats.[2] In 2015, he was re-elected.
Grossen was named as a party vice president in 2016. In 2017, the party president, Martin Bäumle announced his intent to leave the post. Grossen was elected to succeed Bäumle.[3]
In the 2019 election, Grossen was re-elected and the Green Liberals increased the vote share to 7.8%, taking 16 seats.[4]
Grossen has advocated for the end of nuclear power in Switzerland.[5] He is a supporter of marriage equality. As part of his party's climate plan, Grossen supported ending subsidies to cattle farmers to reduce meat consumption and increase payments to plant-based products.[6]
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