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Hannah Pfalzgraf is
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Born in 1997. From Mettmenstetten. Represents the Affoltern constituency. In council since 15 January 2018. Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. In first term, member of the State and Local Government Commission. In second and third terms, member of Finance Commission. Board member of JUSO Zurich (city) from 2014 to 2017. Board member of JUSO Zurich (canton) from 2017 to 2018. Member of the Swiss Union of Public Service Personnel since 2018. Since 2014, board member of the SP branch in the Affoltern district.
In May 2023, she was elected co-president of the Trade Union Confederation of the Canton of Zurich, along with David Martinez. Took office on 1 July 2023.
In May 2024, she opposed a proposal by the Swiss People's Party which would replace May Day as an official holiday with the Sechseläuten, stating that the Sechseläuten was a cultural event without gender equality whereas May Day can be celebrated by everyone.
By December 2023, she was the SP spokeswoman in the council.
In late 2023, she criticized the state budget proposed by the ruling SVP. She claimed that the included tax cuts would only benefit the wealthy, citing that married households making median income would only receive 35 francs.
Elected at age 20, she was the youngest cantonal councillor ever elected in Zurich. Youngest candidate in the 2015 cantonal election (not elected). Succeeded Moritz Spillmann in the council. Attends the Basel Art School, wants to become a visual arts teacher.
In the 2015 election, she placed third on the SP party list in the Affoltern constituency. She was seated in the council on 15 January 2018, following the resignation of Moritz Spillmann and the declination of the second-place candidate.
In the budget debate, she also criticized cuts to the prison budget and social services.
She was 18 when she ran in the 2015 election, the youngest candidate in the entire canton. Became politically active following the 2014 Swiss immigration initiative.
Upon taking office, her major priorities were gender equality, education, health, and feminism.
In 2023, she opposed a proposal which would expand the amount of designated days of Sunday shopping, which she argues would result in retail employees not benefiting from wage supplements.