Dominik Blunschy
Blunschy in 2019
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Assumed office
4 December 2023
ConstituencyCanton of Schwyz
Member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz
In office
29 June 2016 – 30 November 2023
Personal details
Born
Dominik Blunschy

(1987-10-27) 27 October 1987
Schwyz, Switzerland
Political partyThe Centre
Spouse
Virginia Wyss
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(m. 2021)​
RelationsElisabeth Blunschy (grandmother)
Hans Steiner (great-grandfather)
Alma materETH Zurich (BSc Inf.-Ing.)
ETH Zurich (MSc Inf.-Ing.)
OccupationSoftware engineer, politician
WebsiteOfficial website
Parliament website

Dominik Blunschy[1] (German pronunciation: [doˈmiːnɪk ˈblʊnʃi]; born 27 October 1987) is a Swiss software engineer and politician who currently is member-elect of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre after being elected during the 2023 Swiss federal election.[2][3] He assumed office on 4 December 2023.[4]

Blunschy previously served on the Cantonal Council of Schwyz from 2016 to 2023 and concurrently as the president of the council from 2022 to 2023.[5] He is the grandson of Elisabeth Blunschy, the first female president, of the National Council (Switzerland).[6][7][8]

Early life and education

Blunschy was born 27 October 1987 in Schwyz, Switzerland, to Felix Blunschy (1958-2014), who was formerly employed by Victorinox, and Monika Blunschy (née Imboden).[9] He has two sisters.[10]

He was raised in a political family in Ibach and Schwyz. His paternal grandparents, both attorneys, where both active politicians with his grandmother, Elisabeth Blunschy (née Steiner) serving on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1971 to 1987 for the Christian Democratic People's Party (predecessor of The Centre). In 1977, she presided the National Council as the first female in history.[11] His grandfather, Alfred Blunschy (1921-1972), was a member of the Cantonal Council of Schwyz, from 1952 to 1972.[12] His great-grandfather, Hans Steiner (1884-1964), also an attorney, served on the National Council from 1919 to 1924.[13]

Blunschy completed a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Information Technology at ETH Zurich.[14]

Career

Blunschy worked for a variety of software companies in Switzerland. He is currently employed as lead engineer at ti&m, a digital solutions agency, based in Zurich.[15]

Personal life

In 2021, he married Virginia (née Wyss), who is a professor for History and German.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Dominik Blunschy in Schwyz - Auskünfte". Moneyhouse (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  2. ↑ Maur, Jürg Auf der (2023-10-22). "Drei neue Schwyzer Nationalräte in Bern". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Schwyz: Diese Kandidierenden haben es ins Parlament geschafft". Zuger Zeitung (in German). 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ↑ https://www.sz.ch/behoerden/kantonsrat/ratsleitung/mitglieder-ratsleitung.html/8756-8758-8799-9147-9148/person_guid/a834b20a579048e9b5f8e95e66b6915e
  6. ↑ Bernet, Christoph (2023-10-20). ""Grossmutter hat mich stark geprägt": Dominik Blunschy will in den Nationalrat". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Elisabeth Blunschy-Steiner". Hommage 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ↑ Aschwanden, Erich (2023-09-05). "Nationalratswahlen: Famliendynastien von Blocher über Giezendanner bis Blunschy". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. ↑ "† Felix Blunschy | Südostschweiz". www.suedostschweiz.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Todesanzeigenportal.ch - die grösste Plattform für Traueranzeigen in der Schweiz". www.todesanzeigenportal.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  11. ↑ HLS/DSS Blunschy, Elisabeth https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/006192/2015-05-04/
  12. ↑ HLS/DSS, Blunschy, Alfred https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/013544/2002-11-12/
  13. ↑ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  14. ↑ "Dominik Blunschy | Aus Ibach (SZ) | Mehr über mich". Dominik Blunschy (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  15. ↑ "Lead-team". www.ti8m.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  16. ↑ "Lehrpersonen – Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz". kks.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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