Marcel Dettling
Líder de partidoPresident of the Swiss People's Party; National Councillor for Schwyz
Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) · Suiza
Perfil redactado en inglés
Marcel Dettling (born 1 February 1981 in Einsiedeln) is a Swiss farmer and politician of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC). He runs a mountain farm in Oberiberg, canton Schwyz, and has represented Schwyz in the National Council (Nationalrat) since 2015. A founding member of the Young SVP Schwyz in 1998, he served on the cantonal council of Schwyz from 2008 to 2016. He joined the SVP Switzerland party leadership committee in 2018, became vice-president of the party in 2022, and on 23 March 2024 was elected president of the SVP Switzerland, succeeding Marco Chiesa. He is associated with the party's conservative wing and is known for emphasising restrictions on immigration and opposition to closer ties with the European Union. He is married to Priska and has three children.
Historial electoral
SVP Switzerland party presidency election 2024
President of the SVP Switzerland2024-03-23
Elected (unanimous, sole candidate)
Swiss federal election 2023 (National Council)
Member of the National Council, canton Schwyz2023-10-22
Re-elected (most votes in the canton)
30922
Swiss federal election 2019 (National Council)
Member of the National Council, canton Schwyz2019-10-20
Re-elected
18147
Fuente:bote.chSwiss federal election 2015 (National Council)
Member of the National Council, canton Schwyz2015-10-18
Elected
5521
Trayectoria profesional
President
23 mar 2024Swiss People's Party (SVP Switzerland)
Elected president of the SVP Switzerland on 23 March 2024 at the delegates' assembly in Langenthal, succeeding Marco Chiesa.
Vice-President
2022 – 2024Swiss People's Party (SVP Switzerland)
Served as vice-president of the SVP Switzerland before being elected party president.
Member of the party leadership committee (Parteileitungsausschuss)
2018Swiss People's Party (SVP Switzerland)
Member of the SVP Switzerland party leadership committee from 2018.
Fuente:marcel-dettling.chMember of the National Council (Nationalrat)
30 nov 2015Swiss Parliament, for canton Schwyz
Elected to the National Council in 2015 (taking office 30 November 2015) and re-elected in 2019 and 2023. Member of the Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (UREK-N).
Member of the Cantonal Council (Kantonsrat)
2008 – 2016Canton of Schwyz
Served as a member of the cantonal council (cantonal parliament) of Schwyz.
Farmer (Landwirt)
Family mountain farm, Oberiberg (Schwyz)
Operates a mountain farm in Oberiberg, canton Schwyz, with his family; farming is his stated profession.
Formación
Primary school, Oberiberg
Attended six years of primary school in Oberiberg (per press portrait).
Fuente:svp.chSecondary school, Unteriberg
Attended three years of secondary school in Unteriberg (per press portrait). He trained and works as a farmer (Landwirt); no further formal degree is documented in available sources.
Fuente:svp.ch
Legislación destacada
Electricity framework act ('Strom-Mantelerlass') referendum position
2024-03-23
Under Dettling's presidency, the SVP delegates' assembly that elected him also adopted a 'No' position on the federal electricity supply framework act (Mantelerlass).
Fuente:srf.chPopular initiative 'No 10-million Switzerland!' (Sustainability Initiative)
2025
SVP popular initiative seeking to limit the permanent resident population (with intermediate thresholds and the prospect of ending the EU free-movement agreement if exceeded). As party president, Dettling was a leading public campaigner for the initiative.