Christa Markwalder: Swiss FDP politician and former Young Global Leader

Early life and Career

Christa Markwalder was born on 25^th May, 1963. She has been a FDP National member for Bern Canton since 2003. She is the President of Swiss Retail and a former Young Leader of American Swiss Association. Further, she was also a Young Global Leader Alumna of the World Economic Forum in 2011.

A late Motherhood

Christa Markwalder sees many advantages in her late motherhood. She resigned from her position after 20 years of service as an FDP-National Councillor when she had a child at the age of 46.