Brigitte Häberli-Koller

She joined The Centre in In 1996 she became a member of the Executive Council of Bichelsee-Balterswil,^[3][1] the same year she was also elected into the Grand Council of Thurgau representing CVP.^[3] She worked for both political offices until 2003.^[1] In the Federal Elections of 2003, she was elected into the National Council by a margin of sixteen votes, representing the CVP for Thurgau.^[4] In 2005, she was discussed as possible president of CVP, but then declined.^[3] 2011 she was a member of the National Council.^[3] In the Federal Elections of 2011 she was elected into the Council of States.^[3] She was the first women to represent the Canton of Thurgau in the Council of States.^[3] In November 2022 she was elected as the president of the Council of States.^[5] Élisabeth Baume-Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SP) and Lisa Mazzone of the Green Party (GP) will assume the first and second Vice-Presidencies, therefore making it the first Council of States presided by three women.^[4][6]

In her inaugurating speech, Brigitte Häberli-Koller appealed to the political instrument of a direct democracy, which would allow the Swiss population to remain honest.^[4]

Brigitte Häberli-Koller is married and the mother of three children.^[3] Her political career is celebrated in her municipality and after her election to the presidency of the Council of States she was granted an honorary citizenship of Bichelsee-Balterswil.^[7] She lives in Bichelsee with her husband.^[2]