Susi Eppenberger
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18 October 1931
Susi Eppenberger | |
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| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 5 June 1979 – 24 November 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ruedi Schatz |
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| Born | Susanna Eppenberger 18 October 1931 Herisau, Switzerland |
| Died | 5 November 2023 (aged 92) Speicher, Switzerland |
| Party | FDP |
| Education | Kantonsschule am Burggraben |
Susanna Eppenberger-Egger (18 October 1931 – 5 November 2023) was a Swiss politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party, she served in the National Council from 1979 to 1991.[1]
Eppenberger was born on 18 October 1931 in Herisau.[2] Her father was the owner of a construction business and was also in politics as a member of the Cantonal Council of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.[3] She was the eldest sibling of four girls and one boy, and they all grew up in Herisau.[3] By 1950 she graduated with a diploma in commerce at the Cantonal School of St. Gallen.[2] After graduating she briefly worked as a secretary in a law firm and in the industry, although she became a housewife upon marrying Eppenberger.[2] In 1954, she married Willi Eppenberger, a veterinarian who was the lead the veterinary clinic in Nesslau.[2]
Over the next decade, her and Willi had their daughter Kristiana and two sons, Matthias and Andreas.[3] In 1970, her husband founded the Toggenburg Veterinary Clinic and Animal Shelter, where she became the administrative director.[3]
