Brenda Mader (born 24 April 1986) is a

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Politician ( FDP), formerly President of the

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Life

Mäder grew up in Weinfelden, a town in Thurgau,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. After reaching the matura at the grammar school in Frauenfeld in 2004, she studied Business economics at the

University of St. Gallen A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

and attained a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in 2007. During that time she spent a semester abroad at the

University of Economics, Prague The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: ''the University of Economics, Prague''; '' cs, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE'') is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university loc ...

. In 2008 Brenda Mäder started her master studies at the

and was awarded a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in April 2011. Between 2010 and 2011 she worked for the Thurgauer Kantonalbank in Weinfelden. Since January 2012 she's working as consultant in an international strategy consultancy.

Politics

From 2008 to April 2011 she was member of the managing board of the

and Young Liberals Thurgau. In 2009 she became vice-president of the Young Liberals Switzerland. In February 2010 to April 2012 she was president of the Young Liberals Switzerland. At the same time Mäder was also member of the party executive committee for FDP Switzerland and for FDP Thurgau. Mäder gained national attention as a co-initiato

the successful referendum against fixed book prices in early 2012

She was also active in the initiative committee of the 'No Billag' initiative and appeared prominently in the referendum's youth campaign as a proponent of lowering the conversion rate

She was a candidate for the National Council (Switzerland) in

2011 Swiss federal election Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States. Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2 ...

. In 2012 Mäder was a candidate for the Grand Council of Thurgau and got the first replacement place for the FDP in the

Weinfelden District Weinfelden District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the town of Weinfelden Weinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the ca ...

. Together with Simon Scherrer, President of the Young Liberals of the City of St. Gallen, and Silvan Amberg from Zurich, former President of the FDP's gay organization, she founded the independent liberal movement up! The organisation was founded on June 18, 2014. Brenda Mäder withdrew shortly afterwards due to professional commitments and time spent abroad. Mäder has been a member of the FDP district 7/8 in Zurich since 2023.

References

External links

Website von Brenda Mäder

''Brenda Mäder: «Politik macht Spass»''
Coopzeitung 20 April 2010 (German)
Brenda Mäders Blog
at Vimentis (German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mader, Brenda 1986 births Living people University of St. Gallen alumni 21st-century Swiss women politicians 21st-century Swiss politicians People from Weinfelden