Barbara Haering (born 20 September 1953 in Montreal, originated from Zurich) is a Swiss politician of Canadian origin, and is member of the Social Democratic Party. She was member of the Swiss National Council between 1990 and 2007, representing Zurich.
Life Barbara Haering was born on 20 September 1953 in Montreal, Canada, and possesses Canadian citizenship,)Biographie auf der Webseite von Barbara Haering (PDF-Datei), aufgerufen am 16. Juni 2014 though her place of origin is Zurich. Her father is a Romand.
Haering was an environmental science student at the ETH Zurich, and obtained her doctorate in 1996.
Political career She was a member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich between 1979 and 1983, before becoming a member of the Swiss National Council in 1990, preceding Doris Morf after her retirement. During her time in the National Council, she was part of various committees, including the , the , and the .
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