Mauro Poggia

Mauro Poggia (born 25 April 1959 in Moutier) is a Swiss-Italian politician. He is a member of the Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) and has been a member of the Council of State of Geneva since 2013.[1][2] Previously, he served in the National Council from the October 2011 election until 2013.[3]

Mauro Poggia
Member of the Council of State of Geneva
Assumed office
2013
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
In office
24 October 2011 – 28 November 2013
ConstituencyGeneva
Personal details
Born25 April 1959
Moutier, Bern
NationalityItaly Italian
Switzerland Swiss
Political partyGeneva Citizens' Movement
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2009)
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats
ProfessionLawyer
Websitepoggia.blog.tdg.ch

Biography

Formerly a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Poggia left to join the MCG in 2009. He was elected to the Grand Council of Geneva at the 2009 election.[1] He was elected as the MCG's sole member of the National Council at the 2011 election, representing Geneva.

He ran for the Senate of Italy in the 2008 election for the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats,[4] seeking to represent Italians abroad.

He is a convert to Islam, the religion of his wife.[5]

References
  1. "Mauro Poggia - Membres du Conseil d'Etat : Législature 2013-2018" (in French). ge.ch. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. "Cross-Border Issues Cloud Geneva Election Result". Swissinfo. November 11, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. "Mauro Poggia". parlament.ch. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. "il devient un populiste "réfléchi"". Le Matin. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. "Me Mauro Poggia ou la course en tandem du battant solitaire". Tribune de Genève. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.


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