Paul Günter

Paul Günter
Member of the Swiss National Council
In office 4 December 1995 – 2 December 2007
In office 26 November 1979 – 24 November 1991
Member of the Grand Council of Bern
In office 1972–1979
Personal details
Born	(1943-05-30)30 May 1943 Bern, Switzerland
Died	10 January 2024(2024-01-10) (aged 80) Bern, Switzerland
Political party	LdU SP
Education	University of Bern
Occupation	Doctor

Paul Günter (30 May 1943 – 10 January 2024) was a Swiss doctor and politician of the Alliance of Independents (LdU) and the Social Democratic Party (SP).^[1]

Biography

Born in Bern on 10 May 1943, Günter studied medicine at the University of Bern and graduated in 1969. He became head doctor at a hospital in Interlaken.^[2] He then joined the LdU and was elected to the Grand Council of Bern in 1972. He then served in the National Council from 1979 to 1991. He left the LdU and joined the SP, rejoining the National Council in 1995 and serving until 2007.^[3]

In 1983, Günter founded the radio station Radio BeO, serving the inhabitants of the Bernese Oberland.^[4] He served as longtime president of the station and was a member of the board of directors for life.

Günter died following a long illness in Bern, on 10 January 2024, at the age of 80.^[5]

References

1. "È morto l'ex consigliere nazionale Paul Günter". tio.ch (in Italian). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
2. "Paul Günter Passes Away at the Age 80". The Swiss Times. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. "Paul Günter". Federal Assembly.
4. "Alt-Nationalrat und Radio-BeO-Gründer Paul Günter ist verstorben". Radio BeO (in German). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
5. Berger, Gabriel (12 January 2024). "Er kämpfte fürs Lokalradio und für mehr Patientensicherheit". Berner Zeitung (in German). Oberland. Retrieved 23 January 2024.