[2] In 1971 Peter Bodenmann co-founded the Critical Upper Valais movement[3] as he was 24 years old, he became a local councilor of Brig-Glis.

[5] In March 1999 he resigned from the State council of Canton Valais and was succeeded by Thomas Burgener (SP).

[6] During his tenure as the President of the SP, the party maintained clear leftwing politics and supported an eventual accession to the European Union and came first in the Federal elections of 1995.

[2] He was a main rival of Christoph Blocher of the Swiss People's Party (SVP)[2] and advocated for sensitive framework conditions and for maintaining a competitive Euro exchange rate in Switzerland because of the export industry and tourism.

[7] He has also been writing columns on political and economic topics in the Weltwoche[8] and has earned himself the nickname Oracle of Brig.