Cédric Wermuth
Kap tal-partitCo-President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland; National Councillor for Aargau
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP/PS) · Switzerland
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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.
Storja elettorali
2023 Swiss federal election
National Council (Aargau)2023-10-22
Re-elected
Sors:aargauerzeitung.chSP/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
55274
2019 Swiss federal election (National Council)
National Council (Aargau)2019-10-20
Re-elected to the National Council
Sors:en.wikipedia.org2015 Swiss federal election
National Council (Aargau)2015-10-18
Re-elected
Sors:en.wikipedia.org2011 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)
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Esperjenza tax-xogħol
Co-President
Oct 17, 2020Social 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.
Member of the National Council (Nationalrat)
Dec 5, 2011Federal 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.
Member, Residents' Council (Einwohnerrat)
2010 – 2011City of Baden
Served on the Baden Residents' Council.
Sors:en.wikipedia.orgPresident
2008 – 2011Young Socialists of Switzerland (JUSO)
President of the JUSO; previously the organisation's central secretary from 2005.
Sors:en.wikipedia.orgStaff 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.
Sors:en.wikipedia.orgConsultant
Spinas Civil Voices
Reported to consult for Spinas Civil Voices, a Zurich communications/civil-society agency.
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Edukazzjoni
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.
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Leġiżlazzjoni ewlenija
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.
Sors:en.wikipedia.org99% 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.
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