Ruth Genner is a Swiss politician, member of the government of the city of Zurich

Zürich

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, former member of the Swiss National Council (1998-2008) and leader of the Green Party of Switzerland

Green Party of Switzerland

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 (2001-2008). She ran for the Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

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 in 2003

Swiss Federal Council election, 2003

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, challenging incumbent Samuel Schmid

Samuel Schmid

Samuel Schmid is a Swiss politician who was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports .He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000...

, but lost by 167 votes to 13.

Genner is a food engineer (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). She was the chairman of the Swiss Aids Federation and in the board of directors of the company bio.inspecta.

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