Jacqueline Badran
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12 November 1961
Jaqueline Badran | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Zurich |
| Vice president of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacqueline Badran 12 November 1961 Sydney, Australia |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Victor Kemper (m. 1992) |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich (Diploma) University of St. Gallen (Licentiate) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, politician |
| Website | Official website Parliament website |
Jacqueline "Jackie" Badran[1][2] (German pronunciation: [ˈʒakliːn baˈdraːn]; born 12 November 1961) is a Swiss businesswoman and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) since 2011.[3] Since 2020, she concurrently serves as vice president of the Social Democratic Party.[4]
She is primarily known for her efforts in regard to affordable housing, including a campaign to ban Airbnb.[5][6][7] She also holds Australian citizenship.[8] She is one of the survivors of the Crossair Flight 3597 crash.
Badran was born 12 November 1961 in Sydney, Australia, one of two daughters, to Frederick George Badran, a Lebanese Australian businessman in the textile industry, and Swiss-born Helga Badran (née Horisberger;[9] later Countess Fabbricotti; born 1936). She has an older sister Karin Tamina Deilmann (née Badran).[10][11]
Her father was a Lebanese Christian from Beirut who came to Australia in the 1920s where he built up several businesses from scratch, including textile firm Badran's of Wollongong.[12][13] Later he was able to build a factory for menswear.[14] Her father was introduced to her Swiss-born mother while staying at the Baur au Lac in Zurich on a business trip.
Badran spent her early years living in Darling Point, Sydney, before relocating to Zurich in 1966.[15][16][17] She attended the local schools before spending two gap years traveling the world before studying biology at the University of Zurich.[18] Badran also obtained a licentiate in economics and political science from the University of St. Gallen.[18]
Professional career
During her studies she worked as a ski instructor and at the counter of a cinema.[19] In 2000, together with two business partners, she founded a user-centered design agency, Zeix AG,[20] which she has been CEO of since 2004.[21][22]
