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Introducing the new Council of the Swiss Abroad

19.12.2025

The Council of the Swiss Abroad acts as the political voice of the “Fifth Switzerland”, representing the interests of Swiss expatriates around the world. It has had quite a different composition since the beginning of its new legislative term (2025 to 2029), with half of its 120 members from abroad elected for the first time.

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More information on the Council of the Swiss Abroad and its duties: 
www.revue.link/asr

The new OSA Executive Board

The OSA’s strategic body, the Executive Board, consists of the following members:

  • Filippo Lombardi, President
  • David W. Mörker, Vice-President
  • Laurent Wehrli, Vice-President
  • Gian Franco Definti, Quaestor
  • Dominique Baccaunaud Vuillemin
  • Roland Rino Büchel (new)
  • Helen Freiermuth
  • Sonja Lengning
  • Franz Muheim
  • Carlo Sommaruga
  • Carmen Trochsler

Domestic members

  • Jean-Luc Addor (new)
  • François Baur
  • Roland Rino Büchel (new)
  • Katja Christ (new)
  • Eric Dubuis (new)
  • Alex Farinelli
  • Giampiero Gianella
  • Alex Hauenstein (new)
  • Beat Kaser (new)
  • Filippo Lombardi
  • Alain Meyer (new)
  • Robert Reich
  • Estelle Revaz
  • Heinz Rhyn (new)
  • Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter
  • Carlo Sommaruga
  • Nicolas Walder
  • Beatrice Weber
  • Laurent Wehrli
  • Peter Zschaler

Youth representatives

  • Max Groenveld, Niederlande (new)
  • Edgar Pourailly, Belgien (new)

Europe

* The delegates from countries marked with an asterisk represent a constituency consisting of several countries.

AUSTRIA

  • Robert Beitlmeier
  • Ivo Dürr
  • Nicole Prutsch

BELGIUM

  • Florence Roth
  • René Strehler

CROATIA*

  • Marija Komin

CZECH REPUBLIC*

  • André Lienhard (new)

DENMARK

  • Anne-Sophie Habs (new)

FINLAND

  • Martin Tapio

FRANCE

  • Dominique Baccaunaud Vuillemin
  • François Boinay (new)
  • Christian Chantelot (new)
  • Elke Chapuisod (new)
  • Jacques De Buttet
  • Valéry Engelhard
  • Noel Frei (new)
  • Arnaud Haefelin
  • Daniel Lenglet (new)
  • Paolo Lupo (new)
  • Patrice Poget (new)
  • Mathis Steinmann (new)

GERMANY

  • Nike Bahlmann (new)
  • Tessa Huber (new)
  • Sonja Lengning
  • Tobias Orth
  • Paul Röthlisberger
  • Sabrina Sadowska (new)
  • Sarah Straubhaar (new)
  • Luis Wyss (new)

GREECE*

  • Constantin Kokkinos

HUNGARY

  • John McGough

IRELAND

  • Roland Erne

ITALY

  • Gian Franco Definti
  • Regula Hilfiker
  • Valeria Paduano (new)
  • Daniel Schmid
  • Nicolò Solimano
  • Fabio Trebbi

LIECHTENSTEIN

  • Elisabeth Hasler

LUXEMBOURG

  • Christoph Hälg

NETHERLANDS

  • Alice Gubler (new)
  • Valerie Page (new)

NORWAY

  • Heidi Mustvedt-Plüss

PORTUGAL

  • Doris Ursula Kunz (new)
  • António José Sobral Pereira (new)

SERBIA*

  • Lazar Bogojevic (new)

SPAIN

  • Peter Josef Andermatt (new)
  • Rocio Cibrán Barreiro (new)
  • Theodora Clerc Tsavdaridis (new)
  • Claudine Myriam Morier (new)

SWEDEN

  • vacant
  • vacant

TURKEY

  • Nejla Ertekin (new)
  • Helen Freiermuth

UNITED KINGDOM

  • Stefan Bucher (new)
  • Toby Matthiesen (new)
  • Franz Muheim
  • Isabelle Schenk (new)
  • Lakshmi Sundaram

America

* The delegates from countries marked with an asterisk represent a constituency consisting of several countries.

ARGENTINA

  • Alexia Berni
  • Carola Steer (new)
  • Marianne Würgler (new)

BRAZIL

  • Andreas Göhringer (new)
  • Hanspeter Häfeli
  • Marion Scheel

CANADA

  • Thomas Arn
  • Guido Bühlmann-Miyake (new)
  • Jean-René Carle-Mossdorf (new)
  • Philippe Magnenat
  • Pascal Méan (new)
  • Brendan Naef (new)

CHILE

  • Francisca Espinoza Trombert (new)
  • Roberto Fuenzalida Bauer (new)

COLOMBIA

  • Sofia Garcia-Reyes Meyer (new)

COSTA RICA*

  • Ruth Perracini-Liechti (new)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC*

Robert Spiller (new)

MEXICO

  • Zarina Garcia Camou (new)
  • Emilia Pfeiffer-Figueroa (new)

PERU

  • Frédéric Balet (new)

UNITED STATES

  • Veronica Besmer (new)
  • Aurelie Biehler (new)
  • Olivier Francois Brack (new)
  • David W. Mörker
  • Tom P. Neidecker
  • Jeannette Seifert-Wittmer
  • Chris Stern (new)
  • Franco Zimmerli

URUGUAY*

  • Nair Ackermann Bochard (new)

VENEZUELA*

  • Christian Brunnschweiler (new)

Africa

* The delegates from countries marked with an asterisk represent a constituency consisting of several countries.

EGYPT

  • Simone Höch

KENYA*

  • Laura Salzmann (new)

MAURITIUS*

  • Thierry Bercin (new)

MOROCCO*

  • vacant

NIGERIA*

  • vacant

SOUTH AFRICA*

  • Hans-Georg Bosch
  • Pierre-Yves Roten (new)

TUNISIA*

  • Samir Khoudja (new)

Asia

* The delegates from countries marked with an asterisk represent a constituency consisting of several countries.

CHINA

  • Daniel Heusser

HONG KONG*

  • Joshua Spirgi (new)

ISRAEL

  • Adiel Guggenheim (new)
  • Dov Guggenheim (new)
  • Ralph Steigrad
  • Zehorit Tzfira-Horn (new)

JAPAN

  • Laÿina Droz-dit-Busset (new)

PHILIPPINES*

  • Oskar Greder (new)

RUSSIA*

  • Daniel Rehmann

SINGAPORE

  • Alexandra De Mello

SRI LANKA

  • Rolf Blaser

THAILAND

  • Marco Rudin (new)
  • Joseph Schnyder

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

  • Nico Tschanz (new)

VIETNAM*

  • Claudius Rüegsegger

Oceania

* The delegates from countries marked with an asterisk represent a constituency consisting of several countries.

AUSTRALIA*

  • Roland Isler
  • Beat Knoblauch
  • Carmen Trochsler
  • Barbara Zingg (new)

NEW ZEALAND*

  • vacant
  • vacant

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