Martin Bäumle

Martin Bäumle MP (born 3 June 1964, in Thalwil) is a Swiss scientist and politician.

He studied chemistry at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and earned a diploma in Atmospheric science.

In the 2007 Swiss federal election, the Green Liberals tallied 1.4% of the votes and won three seats in the National Council.

[4] Bäumle launched an initiative to replace the country's VAT with an energy based tax on non-renewable resources.

[9] In 2019, Bäumle was ordered to pay 1,000 CHF to a construction company in a case dating back to 2011.

Then, as a councilor in Dübendorf, he was accused of breaching official secrecy when he leaked negative credit information to a reporter a proposed public works project.