Heiner Studer (/stuːdər/; stood-er born 16 May 1949) is a Swiss lay preacher, civil servant and former politician who previously served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1999 to 2007 for the Evangelical People's Party.

[3] Studer was born 16 May 1949 in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland and was raised in Wettingen where he attended local schools.

[4] From 1973 to 1998, Studer was a member of the Grand Council of Aargau (legislature), where in 1997 at the age of 48 he became the youngest president (longest-serving) in parliamentary history.

The ceremony was officiated by Kjell Magne Bondevik, who would later serve as Prime Minister of Norway, from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2005.

They have three daughters, including Lilian Studer,[7] who serves on the National Council (Switzerland) as well since 2019.