Nils Fiechter
Nils Fiechter | |
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| Member of the Grand Council of Bern | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Knutti |
| Constituency | Oberland |
| President of the Young SVP | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Trachsel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nils Miles Fiechter 18 August 1996 |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Swiss People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Young SVP |
| Occupation | Municipal administrator, politician |
| Website | Official website Council website |
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Nils Miles Fiechter (Swiss Standard German: [ˈfiːçtər]; born 18 August 1996) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the Grand Council of Bern for the Swiss People's Party since 2023. Concurrently he also serves as president of the Young SVP since 2024.
Although he was born in Switzerland, he is Swiss Canadian, by his maternal family, and holds dual citizenship of both countries. In 2022, Fiechter was convicted by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, on racial discrimination charges. Specifically regarding discrimination against Romani people.
By the Bernese daily newspaper, Berner Zeitung, Fiechter has been referred to as "the young Donald Trump of Frutigen" in 2017.