Constituency Geneva Name Mauro Poggia Nationality Italian
Swiss Role Swiss Politician | Profession Lawyer Party Geneva Citizens' Movement Religion Islam | |
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Political party Geneva Citizens' Movement Other political
affiliations Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2009)
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | ||
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Mauro Poggia (born 25 April 1959 in Moutier) is a Swiss-Italian politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) and has been a member of the Council of State of Geneva since 2013. Previously, he served in the National Council from the October 2011 election until 2013.
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Formerly a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Poggia left to join the MCG in 2009. He was elected to the Grand Council of Geneva at the 2009 election. He was elected as the MCG's sole member of the National Council at the 2011 election, representing Geneva.
He ran for the Senate of Italy in the 2008 election for the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, seeking to represent Italians abroad.
He is a convert to Islam, the religion of his wife.
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