Markus Ritter (politician)
Markus Ritter | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | Canton of St. Gallen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Markus Vinzenz Ritter 19 April 1967 Altstätten, St. Gallen |
| Political party | The Centre |
| Spouse | Heidi Haltiner |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Parliament website Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Switzerland |
| Rank | Gefreiter (Private E-2) |
Markus Vinzenz Ritter (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkʊs ˈʁɪtɐ]; born 19 April 1967) is a Swiss farmer, lobbyist and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre since 2011. He concurrently serves as president of the Swiss Farmers' Union since 2012. He is known as a lobbyist for agriculture-related issues.
On 28 January 2025, he was nominated by the Centre Party of St. Gallen as a candidate to succeed Viola Amherd on the Federal Council (Switzerland) as head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. He lost the election to Martin Pfister of Zug.