Irène Kälin

Irène Kälin (born 6 February 1987 in Lenzburg, Aargau; originally from Einsiedeln) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party.

In 2014, she joined the master's programme Religionskulturen of the University of Bern, where she wrote a dissertation about the state recognition of Islam.

[1] She worked as a trade unionist for Unia Aargau from 2015 to 2016 and is now the chairwoman of ArbeitAargau, the umbrella organisation of employees in the canton.

[6] She retained her seat in the 2019 federal election and was appointed as the second vice-chairwoman of the National Council for the year 2019–20.

[8] In Parliament, Kälin has advocated for gender equality, ecology and animal welfare[8] as well as the state recognition of Islam and supported the anti-nuclear movement.