Mauro Poggia (born 25 April 1959 in Moutier) is a Swiss-Italian politician.
[1][2] Previously, he served in the National Council from the October 2011 election until 2013.
[3] Formerly a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Poggia left to join the MCG in 2009.
He ran for the Senate of Italy in the 2008 election for the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats,[4] seeking to represent Italians abroad.
He is a convert to Islam, the religion of his wife.