Joy Matter, Widow Of Mani Matter And Bern Politician, Dies Aged 90

2025-10-11 02:07:24

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Former Bern city councillor Joy Matter has died at the age of 90, her family announced in an obituary published on Saturday. This content was published on October 11, 2025 - 14:23 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Matter began her political career with the centre-left group Junges Bern, now known as the Green Free List. She was elected to the
cantonal parliament in 1978. A decade later, at the end of 1988, she joined the Bern city government, where she headed the education department for eight years.

In her first term, Matter was a member of the last municipal council dominated by civic parties. From 1992, she was part of the first Bernese city government with a left-green majority. The alliance is still in power today.

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