Thomas Matter
Thomas Matter is a member of the National Council for the canton of Zurich (SVP, Swiss People’s Party Group), in this council since 2 June 2014. Born in 1966 in Liestal (BL).
Contact and profiles
The own website links no accounts that carry the member’s name.
Career in Parliament
| Council | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council | 2 June 2014 | today | SVP |
Other offices and mandates
As reported by the member to the Parliamentary Services (original language).
- Mitglied Parteileitungsausschuss, Parteileitung, Parteivorstand, Vorstand Fraktion
- Revisor des Komitees EU NO (Gegen einen schleichenden EU Beitritt)
Occupation
| Occupation | Employer | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneur/e | n/a | 2014 |
Committees and delegations
| Committee | Function |
|---|---|
| Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee, National Council | Member |
| Delegation to the EFTA/European Parliament Committees | Substitute |
Declared interests
7 declared interests (Art. 11 Parliament Act), as in the register of the Parliamentary Services.
| Organisation | Legal form | Body | Function | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helvetische Bank, Zürich | Company limited by shares (AG) | Board of directors | President | yes |
| Matter Beteiligungen, Zug | Company limited by shares (AG) | Board of directors | Vice-President | no |
| Matter Group, Meilen | Company limited by shares (AG) | Board of directors | President | yes |
| MG Real Estate (Spain), Meilen | Company limited by shares (AG) | Board of directors | President | no |
| MG Real Estate, Meilen | Company limited by shares (AG) | Board of directors | President | no |
| Stiftung für bürgerliche Politik, Zug | Foundation | Board of trustees | n/a | no |
| Verein Ostschweizer Freunde der Eringer Rasse | Association | Board | Member | no |
Votes in the National Council
4,201 votes from 4 December 2023 to 2 October 2026; the member took part in 97.6% of them (yes, no or abstain; excluding votes chaired as president).
Voted with the majority of their own group in 98% of their 4,056 yes and no votes.
Excused (Art. 57 para. 4 Parliament Act) for 17 votes.
Latest final votes
Swiss People’s Party Group
Position in the group (seats by group, not the seating plan)
Other members from the canton of Zurich
- no party Daniel Jositsch Council of States
- glp Tiana Angelina Moser Council of States
- SP Islam Alijaj National Council
- SP Jacqueline Badran National Council
- FDP-Liberale Bettina Balmer National Council
- M-E Nicole Barandun National Council
- glp Martin Bäumle National Council
- M-E Yvonne Bürgin National Council
- SP Michèle Dünki-Bättig National Council
- SVP Nina Fehr Düsel National Council
- SVP Benjamin Fischer National Council
- glp Corina Gredig National Council
- EVP Niklaus-Samuel Gugger National Council
- SVP Martin Haab National Council
- glp Patrick Hässig National Council
- SVP Martin Hübscher National Council
- M-E Philipp Kutter National Council
- SP Min Li Marti National Council
- SP Mattea Meyer National Council
- SP Fabian Molina National Council
- FDP-Liberale Hans-Peter Portmann National Council
- GRÜNE Katharina Prelicz-Huber National Council
- SP Anna Rosenwasser National Council
- SVP Gregor Rutz National Council
- FDP-Liberale Regine Sauter National Council
- glp Barbara Schaffner National Council
- SVP Therese Schläpfer National Council
- GRÜNE Marionna Schlatter National Council
- GRÜNE Anna-Béatrice Schmaltz National Council
- GRÜNE Meret Schneider National Council
- SP Priska Seiler Graf National Council
- FDP-Liberale Andri Silberschmidt National Council
- SVP Barbara Steinemann National Council
- SVP Mauro Tuena National Council
- EDU Erich Vontobel National Council
- SVP Bruno Walliser National Council
- FDP-Liberale Beat Walti National Council
Source: Parliamentary Services, ws.parlament.ch. Data as of 17 October 2026. parlament.ch · JSON