Claude Janiak
Politician
1948 –
Who is Claude Janiak?
Claude Janiak is a Swiss politician of Polish origin, lawyer and President of the Swiss National Council for the 2005/2006 term. Member of the Social Democratic Party, he was elected to the National Council in 1999 in the canton of Basel-Land and reelected in 2003. In 2007, he was elected to the Swiss Council of States.
He studied law at the University of Basel and in London. In 1975, he completed his doctorate degree. He is attorney-at-law in Binningen since 1978. From 1991, he is a member of the board of the cantonal bank of Basel-Land.
He was a member of the cantonal parliament of Basel-Land, of the city parliament of Binningen, and of the executive of Bubendorf.
Born in Basel of Polish father and a Swiss mother, he acquired Swiss citizenship only in 1956. Today, he is a citizen of Basel and Binningen.
He was the first openly homosexual President of the Swiss National Council.
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- Born
- Oct 30, 1948
Basel - Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Basel
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on July 23, 2013
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