Alfred Heer
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12 October 1961
- Switzerland
- Italy
Alfred Heer | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 19 September 2025 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Zürich |
| Member of the Cantonal Council of Zürich | |
| In office 2 April 1995 – 7 July 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Marius Heer 12 October 1961 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 18 September 2025 (aged 63) Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Party | Swiss People's Party |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | Parliament website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Switzerland |
| Branch | Swiss Armed Forces |
| Rank | Soldier |
Alfred "Fredi" Marius Heer (German pronunciation: [ˈal.fʁeːt heːɐ̯]; 12 October 1961 – 19 September 2025) was a Swiss businessman and politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party from 2007 to 2025 (his death).[1] He concurrently served as member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[2]
Heer previously served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich and on the City Council of Zurich.[3] He was a well known right-wing politician with a focus on migration politics having also presided over the cantonal chapter of his political party between 2009 and 2016.[4] He considered himself to be a Libertarian.
Heer was born 12 October 1961 in Zurich, Switzerland, the youngest of three children, to Eduard Heer, a police officer, and Nelly Heer, a homemaker and later salesperson at Coop, into a Protestant family.[5]
His upbringing was modest being initially raised in a two bedroom apartment in the Aussersihl, a predominantly working class neighborhood. Whilst his two older brothers went to college, Heer completed a commercial apprenticeship and later completed a federal certification.[6]
Career
In 2001, after holding a variety of positions, Heer became a partner in C and E GmbH, a small IT and software company headquartered in Zurich, which he co-founded with Mauro Tuena, who was a political party ally.[7]
Heer also served as president of the Bund der Steuerzahler (Swiss Taxpayers Association) and on the board of trustees of the Audiatur-Stiftung (a nonprofit organization).[8] He previously also served on the board of directors of Alex Weiss Immobilien und Finanz AG (a private real estate and investment firm).
He was a friend of Swiss-Albanian relations and was among the initiators of the Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-Kosova (between Switzerland and Kosovo) with the intentions to bring investors to the Balkans.[9]