Werner Marti

Werner Marti (born 20 April 1957 in Glarus; Place of origin: Sool) is a Swiss lawyer and politician in the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP).

Werner Marti was a member of the municipal council of Sool and the Landrat [de] of the Canton of Glarus from 1986 until 1990.

[1] From 25 November 1991, Werner Marti was a member of the Swiss National Council.

He put himself forward as a candidate in the 10 February 2008 by-election for the seat on the Council of States which had been left vacant after the resignation of Fritz Schiesser, but he was defeated by Pankraz Freitag [de].

[3] On 18 December 2009, he was elected as the new president of the executive council of Billag [de], active from 1 January 2010.