Tilo Frey
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Tilo Frey was a Swiss politician.
Frey was the daughter of a Swiss father, Paul Frey of Brugg
, and a Fula
mother, Fatimatou Bibabadama.
She was educated as a teacher and taught business classes at the Ecole de commerce of Neuchâtel in 1972-1976. From 1976 to 1984, she was director of the Ecole professionnelle de jeunes filles.
In 1969, she was elected as the first woman to cantonal parliament of Neuchâtel.
She served as a Swiss National Councillor for the PRD of the canton of Neuchâtel
from 1971 to 1975 (39th legislation).
She was one of ten women elected in the first Swiss national elections with the participitation of women.
She was the first person of African ancestry to be elected to the national council.
The context of her election was the recently granted women's suffrage
in Switzerland, and the xenophobic campaign led by James Schwarzenbach
.
Frey was the daughter of a Swiss father, Paul Frey of Brugg
Brugg
Brugg or Brügg may refer to the following places:* In Switzerland:** Brugg, Aargau, in the Canton of Aargau*** FC Brugg, a Swiss football club, from the town of Brugg in Canton Aargau...
, and a Fula
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
mother, Fatimatou Bibabadama.
She was educated as a teacher and taught business classes at the Ecole de commerce of Neuchâtel in 1972-1976. From 1976 to 1984, she was director of the Ecole professionnelle de jeunes filles.
In 1969, she was elected as the first woman to cantonal parliament of Neuchâtel.
She served as a Swiss National Councillor for the PRD of the canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a canton of French speaking western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782 of which 39,654 were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel.-History:...
from 1971 to 1975 (39th legislation).
She was one of ten women elected in the first Swiss national elections with the participitation of women.
She was the first person of African ancestry to be elected to the national council.
The context of her election was the recently granted women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
in Switzerland, and the xenophobic campaign led by James Schwarzenbach
James Schwarzenbach
James Schwarzenbach was a far-right Swiss politician, in the 1970s head of the short-lived Republican Party of Switzerland and publicist of fascist, völkisch and antisemitic literature, his Thomas-Verlag....
.