Election and Appointment To Public Offices
In 1963 Jean Ziegler was elected at the municipal council of Geneva as a social democrat. From 1967 to 1983 and from 1987 to 1999 he held a seat at the Swiss National Council. While there he was the president of the “Swiss-Third World” parliamentary group. He joined the commissions for foreign affairs, science and international trade.
Nominated by Switzerland, he was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from 2000 to 2008. Following Ziegler's election, the Swiss government stated that it "attaches great importance to human rights and is pleased that a Swiss candidate will be able to contribute his expertise to the committee." He then served a one-year term on the Advisory Committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council, receiving forty of forty-seven votes in 2008 to finish first in a field of seven candidates.. He is also a member of the advisory board of the non-profit organization Business Crime Control which targets white-collar crime.
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