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Cédric Wermuth

Partijos lyderisCo-President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland; National Councillor for Aargau

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP/PS) · Šveicarija

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Cédric Wermuth (born 19 February 1986 in Jegenstorf) is a Swiss politician who has been a member of the National Council (Nationalrat) for the canton of Aargau since 2011. Since October 2020 he has served as co-president of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP/PS) together with Mattea Meyer. He was raised in several Aargau communities, graduated from high school in Wohlen, and studied political science, history, economics and philosophy at the University of Zurich. A member of the Young Socialists (JUSO) from his teens, he was JUSO's central secretary from 2005 and its president from 2008 to 2011, before being elected to the National Council. He previously served as vice-president of the SP and vice-president of the SP parliamentary group. He sits on the Finance Committee (FK-N) and the Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee (WAK-N). He holds Swiss and Italian dual citizenship and lives in Zofingen with his wife and two children. He is positioned on the left of the SP, with a focus on redistribution, climate policy, public services and feminism.

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Rinkimų istorija

  • 2023 Swiss federal election

    National Council (Aargau)2023-10-22

    Re-elected

  • SP/PS co-presidency

    Co-President, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland2020-10-17

    Elected (with Mattea Meyer; approx. 96% of delegates' votes)

  • 2019 Swiss federal election (Council of States, Aargau)

    Council of States (Ständerat), Aargau2019-10-20

    Not elected; finished third in the first round with 55,274 votes and withdrew before the second round in favour of left-green coordination

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  • 2019 Swiss federal election (National Council)

    National Council (Aargau)2019-10-20

    Re-elected to the National Council

  • 2015 Swiss federal election

    National Council (Aargau)2015-10-18

    Re-elected

  • 2011 Swiss federal election

    National Council (Aargau)2011-10-23

    Elected (took office 5 December 2011)

  • JUSO presidency

    President, Young Socialists of Switzerland (JUSO)2008

    Elected (served 2008-2011)

Darbo patirtis

  1. Co-President

    2020-10-17

    Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP/PS)

    Co-president of the SP/PS alongside Mattea Meyer, elected on 17 October 2020 succeeding Christian Levrat; the duo received about 96% of delegates' votes.

  2. Member of the National Council (Nationalrat)

    2011-12-05

    Federal Assembly of Switzerland

    National Councillor for the canton of Aargau, in office since December 2011. Member of the Finance Committee (FK-N) and the Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee (WAK-N); previously sat on the State Politics and Business Audit committees.

  3. Member, Residents' Council (Einwohnerrat)

    2010 – 2011

    City of Baden

    Served on the Baden Residents' Council.

  4. President

    2008 – 2011

    Young Socialists of Switzerland (JUSO)

    President of the JUSO; previously the organisation's central secretary from 2005.

  5. Staff member, development cooperation

    Solidar Suisse

    Worked in development cooperation for the labour-aligned NGO Solidar Suisse; also worked as a personal assistant to Aargau politician Urs Hofmann during this period.

  6. Consultant

    Spinas Civil Voices

    Reported to consult for Spinas Civil Voices, a Zurich communications/civil-society agency.

Išsilavinimas

  • University of Zurich

    Licentiate / Master of Arts (lic. phil. / MA) · Political science, history, economics and philosophy

    Studied political science, history, economics and philosophy; holds a Licentiate/Master of Arts degree.

  • Kantonsschule Wohlen (Gymnasium)

    Matura (secondary school diploma)

    Graduated from high school in Wohlen, canton of Aargau.

Svarbiausi teisės aktai

  • Responsible Business Initiative (Konzernverantwortungsinitiative)

    2020-11-29

    Popular initiative requiring Swiss-based companies to be held liable for human-rights and environmental violations abroad. Supported by the SP; Wermuth was a public advocate in debates.

  • COVID-19 Act (federal law)

    2021

    Wermuth voted in favour of the COVID-19 Act, advocating vaccination as the key measure to end the pandemic while expressing personal reservations about COVID certificates.

  • 99% Initiative (popular initiative for the taxation of capital income)

    2021-09-26

    Popular initiative launched by the JUSO to tax capital income above a threshold at 150%, redirecting revenue to low and middle incomes. As SP co-president, Wermuth was a leading supporter; the SP contributed about CHF 60,000 to the campaign.

  • Referendum against the abolition of the issuance stamp duty (Stempelsteuer reform)

    2022-02-13

    The SP under Wermuth co-led a referendum against a corporate tax relief abolishing the issuance stamp duty.