Josy Gyr-Steiner (10 October 1949 – 18 April 2007) was a
Swiss
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politician
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from the
Canton of Schwyz
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and member of the
Swiss National Council (2003–2007).
In 2003, Gyr was elected to the National Council on the list of the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz; SP; rm, Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra) or Swiss Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste suisse, it, Partito Socialista Svizzero; PS), is a polit ...
(SPS/PSS). She was on the Council's Control Committee and on the Committee for Public Buildings.
Suffering from
pancreatic cancer
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, Gyr resigned on 10 April 2007, and died a few days later.
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Eulogy by Christine Egerszegi, President of the National Council
1949 births
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
2007 deaths
Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
21st-century Swiss women politicians
21st-century Swiss politicians
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