Christoffel Brändli is a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 politician, member of the Swiss Council of States

Swiss Council of States

The Council of States of Switzerland is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house. There are 46 Councillors....

. Member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)

Swiss People's Party

The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...

, he was elected to the Council of States

Swiss Council of States

The Council of States of Switzerland is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house. There are 46 Councillors....

 in 1995 and was its President of the Council of States for the 2007/2008 term.

Brändli was born 1943 in Vnà

Vnà

Vnà is a village in the Lower Engadine in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, situated at 1,630 m above sea level. It is about 3 km from Ramosch and about 11 km from Scuol, the tourist center of the Lower Engadine....

. He is married and father of three.

He studied at the University of St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...

, where he graduated in 1971. He was the member of diverse student organisations and a member of the AV Amicitia San Gallensis fraternity.

From 1983 to 1995, Brändli was a member of the cantonal government of the Grisons.

External links

• http://www.christoffelbraendli.ch