Christine Häsler

Christine Häsler was born in Unterseen, a quarter on the western side of Interlaken, in the Canton of Bern.^[2] She attended school in nearby Grindelwald and Wilderswil. She then undertook a 3/4 year commercial apprenticeship with the Grindelwald district council.^[5] She subsequently worked as clerk to the local council at Lütschental, where her family has its roots.^[5][6] More recently she took over the house in the adjacent hamlet of Burglauenen where her grandparents parents had lived.^[6] Since 2011, she has worked as head of communications with Kraftwerke Oberhasli, an energy (hydro-electricity) company with a sideline in tourist attractions.^[7]

Häsler served between 2002 and 2015 as a member of the Grand Council of Bern.^[1] During that time she served between 2006 and 2014 as leader of the Green Party group in the assembly.^[3] In the cantonal elections of 2014 she achieved the second best result in her voting district, "Interlaken-Oberhasli". The result was particularly noteworthy because of the deeply conservative nature of the constituency.^[3]

After the unexpected resignation of Alec von Graffenried in June 2015, she became a member of the country's National Council. Later that year she was elected to the parliament in the October general election.^[8]

In 2018 Häsler was elected as member of the government of the Canton of Bern^[9] and therefore left the National Council.