Hedi Lang

Hedi Lang (30 October 1931, Uster – 31 March 2004) was a Swiss politician, the first woman elected to a cantonal executive in Switzerland (Canton of Zurich) and the second woman to preside in the Swiss National Council (1981/1982). She was a member of the Social Democratic Party.

External links

Eulogy by Max Binder, President of the National Council (German) (French)
Hedi Lang in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Preceded by Laurent Butty	President of the Swiss National Council 1981/1982	Succeeded by Franz Eng

Authority control	VIAF: 309561508 GND: 1051650453 HDS: 5938

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