Katja Riem
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26 December 1996
Katja Riem | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Canton of Bern |
| Member of the Grand Council of Bern | |
| In office 1 September 2021 – 31 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Moritz Müller |
| Succeeded by | Roland Iseli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katja Riem 26 December 1996 |
| Party | Swiss People's Party |
| Relations | Gottlieb Riem (4x great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Bern University of Applied Sciences (BSc) |
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| Website | Official website Parliament website |
Katja Riem (German pronunciation: [ˈkatja ˈriːm]; born 26 December 1996) is a Swiss winemaker and politician who currently is a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party after being elected in the 2023 Swiss federal election.[1][2] She assumed office on 4 December 2023.[3] Riem previously served on the Grand Council of Bern between 2021 and 2023.[4][5]
Riem was born 26 December 1996 in Oberdiessbach, Switzerland, to Herbert Riem, wine merchant and farmer, and Beatrice Riem (née Utiger).[6][7] Her parents are the owners of Riem Daepp & Co Ltd., wine merchants, founded in 1933.[8] Her paternal uncle, Bernard Riem, is a member of the Grand Council of Bern for The Centre.[9] Further, Riem is a 4x great-granddaughter of Gottlieb Riem, who served on the National Council from 1867 to 1888, for the Free Radical Liberals.[10]
She was raised in Kiesen and obtained her Matura at Gymnasium Kirchenfeld in Bern. Upon graduating, she completed a 3-year-program in winemaking which she was able to complete early in only 2 years while working in Bern, La Neuveville and in the winery of Teufen Castle in Teufen. Then she completed a 3-year apprenticeship as farmer. At the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL) she received a Bachelor of Science in agronomy.[11]