Susi Eppenberger

Susanna Eppenberger-Egger (18 October 1931 – 5 November 2023) was a Swiss politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party, she served in the National Council from 1979 to 1991.^[1]

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Susi Eppenberger


Member of the Swiss National Council
In office 5 June 1979 – 24 November 1991
Preceded by	Ruedi Schatz [de]

Personal details
Born	Susanna Eppenberger (1931-10-18)18 October 1931 Herisau, Switzerland
Died	5 November 2023(2023-11-05) (aged 92) Speicher, Switzerland
Political party	FDP
Education	Kantonsschule am Burggraben [de]

Early life

Eppenberger was born on 18 October 1931 in Herisau.^[2] Her father was the owner of a construction business and was also in politics as a member of the Cantonal Council of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.^[3] She was the eldest sibling of four girls and one boy, and they all grew up in Herisau.^[3] By 1950 she graduated with a diploma in commerce at the Cantonal School of St. Gallen.^[2] After graduating she briefly worked as a secretary in a law firm and in the industry, although she became a housewife upon marrying Eppenberger.^[2] In 1954, she married Willi Eppenberger, a veterinarian who was the lead the veterinary clinic in Nesslau.^[2]

Over the next decade, her and Willi had their daughter Kristiana and two sons, Matthias and Andreas.^[3] In 1970, her husband founded the Toggenburg Veterinary Clinic and Animal Shelter, where she became the administrative director.^[3]

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Political career

She first entered politics in 1972, being elected to the St. Gallen Grand Council as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP), where she was a member of until 1980.^[2] Then, from 1979 to 1991, she became a member of the National Council.^[1] She succeeded the late Ruedi Schatz upon being elected.^[4] In 1991, when she chose not to run for election for a fourth term, there was a wider trend of the FDP also deciding not to renew half of its federal delegation.^[4]

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Early life

Political career

Death

References

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