Barbara Schmid-Federer was born on 10 November 1965 and is a Swiss politician, educator, and philanthropist.
20 Facts About Barbara Schmid-Federer
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Barbara Schmid-Federer was appointed as president of Pro Juventute in 2019 and served in that capacity until 2022, when she assumed the role of Vice President.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer served as President of the Swiss Red Cross between 2022 and 2023.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer Federer was born on 10 November 1965 in Zurich, the daughter of an international businessman.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer is a member of the Federer family, who are part of the Burgergemeinde of Berneck, St Gallen, and is the sister of the Catholic prelate Urban Federer, who serves as the Abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer is the great-great granddaughter of the politician Josef Zemp, who was the first member of a conservative party to be elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland and later served as Swiss President.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer is a relative of the politician Ida Glanzmann-Hunkeler and tennis player Roger Federer.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer went on to study French philology, Spanish literature, comparative literature, and journalism studies at the University of Zurich from 1985 to 1991.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and in Granada.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer was elected to the National Council in the 2007 Swiss federal election on 21 October 2007, with a platform of ending cyberbullying and establishing protection for children using the internet.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer served as a member of the Legal Affairs Committee during her first term in office.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer launched a media initiative to provide breastfeeding zones in restaurants and pharmacies.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer was succeeded by Philip Kutter in the National Council.
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Since 2 November 2011, Barbara Schmid-Federer has served as President of the Swiss Red Cross in the Canton of Zurich.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer has been a member of the Red Cross Council since 2018 and a board member of Pro Juventute since January 2019.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer later assumed the role of Vice President of Pro Juventute, due to her presidential nomination at the Swiss Red Cross.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer served on the Board of Trustees of Pro Mente Sana from 2018 to 2022, on the board of directors of TopPharm Pharmacy Paradeplatz since 2002, and as a member of the board of directors of Radio Zurisee AG since 2008.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer has served as a member of the advisory board of the Engelberg Sports School and of the Swiss Police IT Congress.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer resigned as President of the Swiss Red Cross in June 2023.
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Barbara Schmid-Federer is married to Lorenz Schmid, a CVP politician who sat on the Cantonal Council of Zurich until 2022.