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Mr Alfred HEER (Switzerland, ALDE)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe since 25/01/2016
  • Member: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016

In the Assembly

  • since 23/01/2012 Representative - Switzerland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 22/01/2024)
  • Third Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 14/11/2017 to 22/01/2018)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 14/10/2016)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 25/01/2016)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 25/01/2016 to 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (since 25/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Democracy (from 27/01/2022 to 31/12/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (since 26/01/2021)
  • Member (Co-rapporteur on Ukraine): Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 11/10/2018 to 26/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 27/01/2016 to 22/01/2019)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion (from 05/03/2014 to 27/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Ms Marianne BINDER-KELLER (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 22/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Ada MARRA (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 25/04/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Damien COTTIER (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 27/01/2020 to 24/04/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Manuel TORNARE (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Doris FIALA (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Ms Marianne BINDER-KELLER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People (since 25/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Alternate of Ms Sibel ARSLAN (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Manuel TORNARE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 26/01/2017 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Filippo LOMBARDI (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion (from 28/01/2016 to 23/01/2017)
  • Alternate of Ms Doris FIALA (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (from 27/01/2016 to 26/01/2020)
  • Alternate of Mr Gerhard PFISTER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Integration (from 22/01/2013 to 24/01/2016)
  • Alternate of Mr Gerhard PFISTER (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Integration (from 30/03/2012 to 20/01/2013)

Interventions

Last speeches

01/10/2024 | 19:27:26 Dear Mister Chair, One year has passed since the terrorist attack on innocent people in Israel - babies, children, families brutally tortured and murdered by Hamas terrorists. As human defenders in the Council of Europe, we should condemn those horrific attacks by Hamas. And as a human rights institution, we should defend the state of Israel for the right of self defence. Hezbollah has sent nearly 10 000 rockets to the state of Israel. And if Mr Bernard SABELLA said we need to stop the war... 24/06/2024 | 12:30:52 Thank you, Mister Chair. Dear colleagues, I first want to thank the North Macedonian authorities for the invitation to observe the elections on 24 April and 8 May. As I only have 3 minutes, I will make a shortcut. The main topic of the election was, of course, corruption and the adhesion to the European Union. As you know, North Macedonia changed their flag, and they changed their name in order for them to become a member of the European Union. Now they have found new obstacles, Bulgaria... 18/04/2024 | 19:28:24 Yes. Thank you very much, Mister President. I never heard such a lot of nonsense as in this debate. To Ms Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT, I must tell you that the report of Mr Piero FASSINO found the majority in this Parliament, and if you are a democrat you should accept a democratic decision by the Council of Europe. That shows your thinking. Probably you think like Hamas, that killed their Fatah brothers in Gaza and established a terrorist regime. Gaza was not an open-air prison. The Israelis... 26/04/2022 | 11:18:54 Dear President, and thank you, Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, for your very good report. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, but a member of the Council of Europe and of course for us it is important that we can uphold the values that we share here in this house and in our institution. I was a little bit afraid that because the majority of member states is now a member of the European Union in the Council of Europe, there was a sort of danger that we would adhere to the European Union and... 24/01/2022 | 15:48:26 Thank you Mr President, and also congratulations for your election and good success for the coming two years. As you know, we've been in Bulgaria for the third time this year. The reason was that during the two previous elections parties were not able to form a government. Now, after the elections, we were observing on November 14 that the government was formed. We had a new party that won the elections. We Continue the Change with 25.67%. The former ruling party, GERB-SDS, they came in...

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