Samira Marti

Samira Marti (born 23 January 1994) is a politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. She became a National Councillor in December 2018.^[1]

Samira Marti
Samira Marti in 2018.
National Councillor for Basel-Landschaft
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2018
Preceded by	Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer (resigned)
Personal details
Born	(1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 31) Liestal, Basel-Landschaft
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Zurich

Life and career

Marti grew up in the village of Ziefen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.^[2][3] She studied economics at the University of Zurich.^[1] Before she sat in Parliament, she worked part-time as a waitress.^[1]

In December 2018, she became a National Councillor for Basel-Landschaft after the resignation of Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer.^[4] At the age of 24, she was the second youngest ever member to take office in the National Council after Pascale Bruderer (who was two months younger than her).^[1][5] She was the youngest member of the National Council until the 2019 federal election.^[6]

After her first days in Parliament, she stated: "I knew the right-wing was the majority, but seeing with my own eyes these fifty-something people peacefully destroy our future by pushing a button was an exceptionally intense experience."^[1]

See also

• List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft