Anna Giacometti (born 8 September 1961) is a Swiss politician and former foreign service officer. She currently serves as a member of the National Council for The Liberals since 2019. She previously served as the first mayor of

Bregaglia Bregaglia (Italian and rm, ) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It was formed by the 2010 merger of the municipalities of Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa and Vicosoprano, all located in the Val ...

from 2010 to 2020, who gained national attention after the Bondo landslide, where she was responsible for the first aid and evacuation of its citizens.

Early life and education

Giacometti was born 8 September 1961 in Samedan, Switzerland. Her parents were from Val Bregaglia (Bergell) but primarily lived in Zurich before moving back to Grisons. Giacometti was primarily raised in

Castasegna Castasegna () is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Grisons, on the Italian border. It is currently part of the municipality of Bregaglia. The town is situated in the Bergell valley, above the river Mera. ...

. She is a distant relative of Alberto Giacometti and

Augusto Giacometti Augusto Giacometti (16 August 1877 – 9 June 1947) was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Graubünden, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti. He was a prominent as a painter in the Art Nouvea ...

. Alberto was a maternal first cousin of her grandmother and Augusto was a paternal cousin of her grandfather. She left her hometown in 1976, were she completed the ''Handelsschule'' at

Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz is an international boarding school in Zuoz, near St.Moritz in Switzerland. Founded in 1904, it is located in the upper part of the alpine village in the area of Surmulins. There are around 300 pupils, including 220 in the bo ...

. Subsequently, Giacometti spent one year in

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, learning the language.

Career

In 1981, Giacometti entered the

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, french: Département fédéral des affaires étrangères, it, Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri, rm, ), so name ...

, were at the time young people were hired and trained to work in Swiss embassies and consulates abroad. She completed the trainee program in Bern, and then was deployed to the Swiss Embassy in

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becoming a foreign service officer. Later she worked for the Swiss Consulate General in

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before returning to her home region Grisons, Switzerland. Giacometti operated a small farm on her homestead for a mere of seventeen years. Since 1 January 2010 she was the first president/mayor of the newly established town of

, which merged from the former municipalities Bondo,

, Soglio,

Stampa Stampa is a former municipality in the Maloja district of the Swiss canton, Graubünden. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Stampa is first mentioned after 1354 as ''Stamppa'' and was named so in honor of the Stampa fami ...

and

Vicosoprano Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 a ...

Politics

Between 2010 and 2020, Giacometti served as president/mayor of the municipal council of the newly established municipality of

. In the

2019 Swiss federal election Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly. This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assem ...

, she was elected into

National Council (Switzerland) The National Council (german: Nationalrat; french: Conseil national; it, Consiglio nazionale; rm, Cussegl naziunal) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States. With 200 seats, the ...

for The Liberals. She assumed office on 2 December 2019. Giacometti also serves in the capacity of speaker for the Finance commission.

References

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