Susi Eppenberger
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Susi Eppenberger | |
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| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 5 June 1979 – 24 November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ruedi Schatz |
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| Born | Susanna Eppenberger 18 October 1931 Herisau, Switzerland |
| Died | 5 November 2023 (aged 92) Speicher, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP |
| Education | Kantonsschule am Burggraben |
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]
Early life
[edit]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]
Political career
[edit]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]
Death
[edit]Eppenberger died in Speicher on 5 November 2023, at the age of 92.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Susi Eppenberger". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Eppenberger, Susi". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sutter, Christiana (19 December 2013). "Aufgehoben sein in der Gesellschaft". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b "2. Rucktritte bei FDP-SG". Neue Zürcher Nachrichten. No. 190. 18 August 1990. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "St.Galler Alt-Nationalrätin Susi Eppenberger-Egger ist verstorben". Watson (in German). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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