Jacqueline Fehr (born 1 June 1963) is a Swiss politician 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 ...
. She represents the
Canton of Zürich
The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...
in the
Swiss National Council
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 ...
.
Professional career
Born in
Wallisellen
Wallisellen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'').
History
The first settlement at Wallisellen dates from 58 BC. The municipality Wallisellen h ...
, Jacqueline Fehr grew up in
Elgg
Elgg is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hofstetten merged into the municipality of Elgg.
History
Elgg ( la, Elgovia, Sacer pagus) is first ment ...
and
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...
. After obtaining her
matura
or its translated terms (''Mature'', ''Matur'', , , , , , ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech ...
, she trained as a
schoolteacher
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. wh ...
and taught in Zürich schools from 1988 to 1994. She took up, but did not complete, studies in psychology, business and political science.
She worked as an official in the department of schools and sport of the city of Winterthur from 1994 to 1996. In 1997, she took up work as a private consultant,
coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
and professional trainer. From 1992 to 1996, she was president of the federation of Zürich
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...
s.
Political career
A member of the Social Democratic party since 1986, Jacqueline Fehr served in the municipal parliament of Winterthur from 1990 to 1992 and in the Grand Council of Zürich from 1991 to 1998. She became a member of the National Council in 1998 and was reelected in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
In the National Council, she serves on the committees for Social Security and Health, Transports and Telecommunications,Profile of Jacqueline Fehr on the website of the Social Democratic Party /ref> and has previously served on the committees for Science, Education, Culture and Security. A ranking of the ''
SonntagsZeitung
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'' listed her as the Swiss federal parliament's most influential member in 2009.
On 26 August 2010, she announced her candidacy to succeed
Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger (born 21 September 1946) is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1995 to 2010. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 20 ...
in the
2010 Swiss Federal Council election
Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010,« La conseillère nationale zurichoise Jacqueline Fehr est candidate à la succession de Moritz Leuenberger », ''tsrinfo.ch'', 26 August 2010 /ref>
Fehr is vice president of her party and was also, from 1997 to 2001, co-president of the Swiss Social Democrat Women. She presides over the Swiss Foundation for the Protection of Children and of the bicycle advocacy organization Pro Velo Suisse.
Private life
Jacqueline Fehr was married to Maurice Pedergnana and has two children born in 1994 and 1996.
Publications
*''Luxus Kind? Vorschläge für eine neue Familienpolitik'', Orell Füssli Verlag, Zürich, 2003,
*''Schule mit Zukunft. Pladoyer für ein modernes Bildungssystem'', Orell Füssli Verlag, Zürich, 2009, }