Michael Götte (born 16 June 1979) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2023.[1] He entered the parliament as a replacement of Esther Friedli on 30 May 2023, who moved up to Council of States (Switzerland).[2][3][4] This is a common procedure in many political systems to ensure that representation across different levels of the legislature is maintained. He concurrently serves as mayor of Tübach, Switzerland.[5][6]

Michael Götte
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Assumed office
30 May 2023
Preceded byEsther Friedli
ConstituencyCanton of St. Gallen
Personal details
Born
Michael Götte

(1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 44)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Political partySwiss People's Party
SpouseAndrea Götte
Children3
ResidenceTübach, Switzerland
OccupationBusinessman, politician
WebsiteOfficial website
Parliament website

References edit

  1. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ^ Weik, Regula (2023-04-25). "Ständeratswahl: Reüssiert Friedli, wird Götte Nationalrat". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ "Götte rückt in den Nationalrat nach". stgallen24.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ^ "Zwei neue SVP-Nationalräte legen ihren Amtseid ab". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. ^ "Götte Michael". Gemeinde Tübach (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ^ tuebach (2023-05-31). "Gemeindepräsident Michael Götte ist Nationalrat". Gemeinde Tübach (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-14.