Farah Rumy
Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Assumed office
4 December 2023
Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn
In office
7 March 2021 – 3 December 2023
Personal details
Born (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
NationalitySwiss
Political partySocial Democratic Party
EducationBishop's College
Alma materUniversity of Berne
Occupationpolitician, nurse and medical expert

Farah Rumy MP (born 28 December 1991) is a Sri Lankan born Swiss politician, nurse and medical expert.[1] In March 2021, she was elected to the Cantonal Council of Solothurn. She was the first Sri Lankan born person to be elected to a Swiss cantonal parliament.[2]

Biography

Farah was born in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. She studied at the Bishop's College before moving to Switzerland along with her parents at the age of six.[3]

Career

After receiving an Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing, she obtained internship as a nurse. She also became a healthcare specialist at the Cardiology Unit of Cantonal Hospital in Solothum.[4] In addition, she also served as the President of the Restessber Grenchen, a nonprofit charitable organisation in Switzerland which helps to reduce the wastage of food.[5]

Placed fifth on the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland's electoral list, Rumy entered the Solothurn Cantonal Council with 3,522 votes.[2][6] She became the first Sri Lankan to be elected to a Swiss parliament.[7]

After the election of Franziska Roth in the Council of States (Upper chamber) during the 2023 Swiss federal election, Rumy, next-in-line on the list for the National Council election, was elected to the Swiss Parliament.

References

  1. ↑ "Rumy Farah - Parlament - Kanton Solothurn". so.ch. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. 1 2 "Farah Rumy becomes the first Sri Lankan woman elected to a Swiss Cantonal Parliament". Counterpoint. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ↑ Putting her food where her mouth is, retrieved 2021-06-30
  4. ↑ "Cover Story". www.hi.lk. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Gemeinsam gegen Food Waste". www.bielertagblatt.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. ↑ Moser, Urs. "Kanton Solothurn - Das sind die 9 Abgewählten – und die 23 neuen Gesichter im Kantonsrat". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  7. ↑ "First Lankan woman to enter Swiss parliament". Colombo Times. 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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