Speaker Antonio Hodgers
Born in Argentina shortly before the military dictatorship, Antonio arrived in Switzerland at the age of five with his family as a political refugee in 1981. He grew up in Meyrin, and became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1990. At the young age of 21, he was elected to the …
Born in Argentina shortly before the military dictatorship, Antonio arrived in Switzerland at the age of five with his family as a political refugee in 1981. He grew up in Meyrin, and became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1990.
At the young age of 21, he was elected to the Geneva parliament (Grand Conseil) in 1997, and became Group Leader and Chairman of the Green party (Les Verts) over the next ten years. During this time, he received university training at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (license in 1999 and graduate degree in 2003).
In 2007, he was elected to the Swiss parliament (Conseil national) and then re-elected in 2011, chairing the parliamentary group of the Green party from 2011 to 2013.
At the end of 2013, he was elected to the Geneva State Council (Conseil d’Etat), and oversaw the Department of Planning, Housing and Energy (DALE). He was re-elected in 2018, serving a President of the Geneva State Council, and continuing his work for the future planning of Geneva as the head of the Department of Territory (DT). Antonio also oversees public policies related to the environment, water, agriculture and nature, as well as sustainable development.
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