Death Zurich FDP politician Vreni Spoerry dies at the age of 87
Zurich FDP politician Vreni Spoerry died on May 29 at the age of 87. She was extremely influential in federal financial policy for 20 years as a member of the National Council and Council of States.
02.06.2025, 18:25
SDA
Zurich City Councillor Filippo Leutenegger confirmed her death on behalf of the cantonal FDP, following a report in the Tamedia newspapers on Monday. "We mourn the loss of a great liberal woman who achieved a great deal for Switzerland," he told the Keystone-SDA news agency when asked. Spoerry was close to the people without taking off, continued the president of the FDP of the canton of Zurich.
Vreni Spoerry was a member of the National Council from 1983 to 1996 and then of the Council of States until 2003. She began her political career in 1978 as the first female municipal councillor in Horgen ZH and became a cantonal councillor in 1979.
While still on the municipal executive, Spoerry took over the finance directorate. She later also made a name for herself as a financial politician at national level during the heyday of the Zurich Free Democrats.
