Christian Glur
Christian Glur is a Swiss farmer and politician who currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2024. He previously served on the Grand Council of Aargau between 2009 and 2024.
Early life and education
Glur was born 21 November 1975 in Zofingen, Switzerland, to Walter Glur, a farmer and politician, and Annalise Glur, a teacher and district judge. He was raised on the family farm in Glashütten. He had an older brother, Hans Ulrich, and a younger sister, Maya Weber.His father also served on the National Council from 1999 to 2011. His paternal grandparents were buying the Glur family farm in the 1960s, and in 1968 it was titled "one of the most modern farms in Switzerland" by magazine Die Tat. They were originally from Oftringen, where the family has been farming for over three hundred years prior to that.
Between 1992 and 1996, he completed an apprenticeship, as an agricultural machinery mechanic. In 1998, he completed officers training of the Swiss Armed Forces, and ultimately studied agronomy, which he completed with a Master's degree in 2003.
Politics
Between 2009 and 2024, Glur served as a member of the Grand Council of Aargau, where he was also a member on the commissions for environment, construction, traffic as well as energy and urban planning.In November 2024, he was elected as lateral entrant, into National Council (Switzerland), as his predecessor, Martina Bircher, resigned upon accepting her election into the Executive Council of Aargau. Glur assumed office on 16 November 2024.