for education and science as well as a substitute member of the economics commission. He was elected in the National Council (Switzerland) for The Liberals in the 2015 Swiss federal election, assuming office on 7 May 2015, succeeding Filippo Leutenegger. Personal life Portmann is openly gay and is in a registered partnership. He resides in Rüschlikon, Switzerland. References Living people 1963 births 21st-century Swiss politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) FDP.The Liberals politicians Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni 20th-century Swiss politicians People from Bülach Gay politicians Swiss LGBT politicians LGBT legislators