Anna Giacometti
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8 September 1961
Augusto Giacometti
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| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Grisons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anna Giacometti 8 September 1961 |
| Party | The Liberals |
| Relations | Alberto Giacometti Augusto Giacometti |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz |
| Occupation | Politician, former foreign service officer |
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.[1][2] She previously served as the first mayor of Bregaglia 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.[3][4]
Giacometti was born on 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. She is a distant relative of Alberto Giacometti and Augusto Giacometti. Alberto was a maternal first cousin of her grandmother, and Augusto was a paternal cousin of her grandfather.[5] She left her hometown in 1976, where she completed the Handelsschule at Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. Subsequently, Giacometti spent one year in England, learning the language.