Benjamin Giezendanner

In 2001, Giezendanner was elected to the Grand Council of Aargau. At the age of 18 he was the youngest elected councilor of all time. On October 23, 2016, he achieved the best result with 6049 votes in the elections for the Great Council in the Zofingen District. In 2017 he was elected Speaker of Parliament with 134 out of 135 votes. In October 2019, Giezendanner ran in the elections to the National Council and was elected, subsequently he resigned from his position in the Grand Council which he held for over 16 years.

Benjamin Giezendanner's political focus is on trade and economic policy, transport and security policy as well as family policy. He has been a board member of the Aargau Trade Association since 2016 and President since 2020. He has been a member of the board of trustees of the Aargau Foundation for Freedom and Responsibility in Politics and Business since 2015.

Giezendanner was born the youngest of three children born to businessman and former politician Ulrich Giezendanner. His mother died when he was in his teens. Since 2008, he became an executive at the family company Giezendanner, which was founded by his grandfather in 1934, and specializes in transportation and logistics. Formerly he shared the management of the company with his brother Stefan, however due to discrepancies, he became sole managing director in 2017.

Benjamin Giezendanner (born 22 April 1982) is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council for the Swiss People's Party (SVP)