Oskar Freysinger (born 12 June 1960) is a Swiss author and former politician for the Swiss People's Party, who served as a member of the National Council of Switzerland from 2003 to 2015.[1]
Oskar Freysinger | |
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.jpg) Freysinger at the 2011 Geneva Salon du Livre | |
| Member of the National Council of Switzerland Parliament for Valais | |
| In office 1 December 2003 – 29 November 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1960 Sierre, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse | Ghislaine Héritier |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Fribourg |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | Appointé |
Background
Freysinger was born in Sierre.[2] He studied at a German-speaking school in Sion, and later studied German literature and philosophy, and French literature, obtaining a teaching degree in 1985. He studied at the University of Fribourg.[3] He has taught at the Lycée-Collège de la Planta since 1987.[3] He is married to Ghislaine Héritier and has three children.[3]
Political career
From 1997 and 2001, Freysinger was a communal counselor at Savièse for the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.[3] He co-founded the Valaisan branch of the Swiss People's Party, which he headed from 1999 to 2002.[3] He became a member of the cantonal parliament of Valais from 2001 to 2003, and of the National Council of Switzerland from 2003 until 2015.[2]
His main proposals include the revocation of article 261 bis; hold naturalisation by popular vote; expulsion of foreigners convicted of crimes; and strict regulation of drugs.[3] He has been considered "a leading anti-Muslim and anti-Islamic figure on the European scene".[4]
Freysinger played a crucial role in the 2009 Swiss minaret referendum to ban Islamic mosque minarets, and he participated in a counter-jihad conference in Paris in 2010.[5][6][7] He has also been on the board of advisors of the counter-jihad organisation Stop Islamization of Nations (SION).[8][9][10] He sees Islam as essentially a political religion and therefore subject to secular law.[11]
Bibliography
- Brüchige Welten. Kurzgeschichten, Parabeln, Satiren. Rotten, Visp 2004, ISBN 3-907624-60-2
- Outre-pensées. Matze, Sion 2005, ISBN 2-940375-00-3
- Die Schachspirale. Roman. Matze, Sion 2006, ISBN 2-940375-02-X
- Le nez dans le soleil. Monologue. Matze, Sion 2009, ISBN 978-2-940375-07-3
- Under Pseudonym Janus: Canines: antipolar. Xenia éditions, Sion 2010, ISBN 978-2-88892-103-5
- Antifa. Petit manuel antifasciste. Tatamis, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-917617-14-4
- Löwenzahn oder Der alte Mann an der Suone. Weltbild, Olten 2012, ISBN 978-3-03812-442-9
- Wabers Schwarm. Weltbild, Olten 2012, ISBN 978-3-03812-470-2
- Bergfried. Brinkhaus, Horw 2017, ISBN 978-3-906900-11-7
- Die dunkle Seite des Lichts. Brinkhaus, Horw 2018, ISBN 978-3-906900-12-4
- Rote Asche. Roman. Brinkhaus, Horw 2018, ISBN 978-3-906900-20-9
- Übung allein macht keinen Meister. Brinkhaus, Horw 2019, ISBN 9783906900209
- Nachtwehen. Ein Briefroman Brinkhaus, Horw 2019, ISBN 978-3-906900-23-0
- Waterman: A Sandy Tale. Wipf and Stock 2022, ISBN 9781666731781
- Svalbard. Roman Brinkhaus, Horw 2023, ISBN 978-3-906900-31-5