![]() ![]() 1967), a former professional badminton player. ![]() He is married to Mara (née Etzensberger) de Courten (b. In 2022, after the resignation of Ueli Maurer, he made comments that his constituency should have a seat, but he didn't seek nomination in the end. The seat was awarded to incumbent Guy Parmelin. His nomination brought him the title 'self proclaimed Kennedy' by Tagesanzeiger. He was a candidate in the 2015 Swiss Federal Council election, but was not elected. He is co-president of the commissions 'Municipal and Cooperations' and 'for independent weapon rights'. During the 2011 Swiss federal election, he was elected into National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party, and assumed office on 5 December 2011. Additionally, he is a board director, member of trustees in several associations and private foundations.ĭe Courten was first elected into Cantonal Council of Basel-Landschaft in 2003, a position he continued to hold until 2011. Besides politcom, he is a managing member of Salex GmbH. He is currently on the board of directors of Autobus AG Liestal AAGL (public transportation), Raiffeisen Liestal-Oberbaselbiet in Liestal, Sissach and Gelterkinden, Elektra Baselland (power supply) and ASGA Pension Funds. Since 2005, he is also active as independent consultant and principal owner of politcom, an independent consulting firm, for political communication and public affairs in Rünenberg. In 2015, he was appointed by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft for the efficient operation of business development in the region. ĭe Courten completed a degree in economics at HWV Basel (today University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland) in Basel, Switzerland.īetween 19, de Courten was Head of Marketing for Power Light Productions AG, before becoming a vice president for the Chamber of Commerce of Basel-Landschaft, where he was primarily responsible for the business development in small- and medium-sized enterprises. The family returned to Switzerland in 1893, where his grandfather was born, and again in 1908. de Courten (1859-1936) was naturalized as an American citizen, on March 28, 1895, while living with his in-laws in Chicago, Illinois. ![]() His paternal third great-grandparents (lineage of Longinus de Courten) emigrated from Valais to the East Coast of the United States in the 1880s. He hails from the old-established de Courten family of Sierre and Geschinen in Valais. He was primarily raised in Oberwil, a suburb of Basel, where he attended local schools. His father was an executive in the pharmaceutical industry, namely for F. Early life and education ĭe Courten was born in Basel, Switzerland to Dr. He was also the president of the national economy and health commissions respectively. Between 20, he served on the Cantonal Council of Basel-Landschaft, since 2007 as congressional president for his party. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party (SVP) since 5 December 2011. Thomas Jan de Courten ( / d ɛ k uː h r t ɛ n/ DEKUHRTEN born 29 July 1966) is a Swiss businessman and politician. ![]()
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