Christelle Luisier (born 27 September 1974) is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 2022, she has served as President of the Council of State of Vaud.

Christelle Luisier
Luisier (centre) in 2022
President of the Council of State of Vaud
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byNuria Gorrite
Member of the Council of State of Vaud
Assumed office
18 March 2020
Preceded byJacqueline de Quattro
Member of the Grand Council of Vaud
In office
April 2012 – February 2020
Member of the Syndicate of Payerne
In office
July 2011 – February 2020
Personal details
Born (1974-09-27) 27 September 1974 (age 50)
Sion, Valais, Switzerland
Political partyFDP.The Liberals
SpouseLaurent Brodard (divorced)
Domestic partnerÉtienne Blanc (2023–present)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Fribourg
University of Augsburg
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Early life and education

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Luisier was born on 27 September 1974 in Sion.[1] She spent her childhood in Martigny.[2]

In 1983, her family moved to Payerne, where her parents ran the Café de la Poste.[1] They lived in an apartment above the restaurant.[3] She studied Latin and English at school in Yverdon-les-Bains, where she was a classmate of Cesla Amarelle.[4]

Luisier graduated from the University of Fribourg with a law degree in 1997.[4] She earned a master's degree in media law from the University of Augsburg.[4]

Career

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Luisier worked as a lawyer at the Institute Du Fédéralisme in Fribourg from 1999 to 2002. Then she interned in Lausanne and obtained her barrister's license in 2005.[5] Under the direction of Pascal Broulis, she served as the Deputy General Secretary of the Finance Department of the Canton of Vaud from 2006 to 2008.[4] She served as the Deputy General Secretary of Veteran Affairs from 2008 to 2011.[6]

Politics

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Luisier joined FDP.The Liberals in 1997. She was elected to the Payerne municipal council in 2009, and joined the Syndicate in 2011.[5] She was responsible for infrastructure, vineyards, and tourism.

In 2012, she was elected to the Grand Council of Vaud.[5]

In 2019, she ran to succeed Jacqueline de Quattro's seat in the Council of State of Vaud.[7][2] On 9 February 2020 she was elected to the council and officially took office on 18 March 2020. In July 2022, she succeeded Nuria Gorrite as the President of the Council of State.[8]

Personal life

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Luisier married Laurent Brodard in 2003 and later divorced. She and Broddard have two children.[5] Since 2023, she has been in a relationship with fellow politician Étienne Blanc.

References

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  1. ^ a b "christelle luisier". www.laliberte.ch (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "Vaud: une Bagnarde candidate au Conseil d'Etat". lenouvelliste.ch (in French). November 4, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Skjellaug, Aïna (October 10, 2019). "Christelle Luisier, l'instant de vérité". letemps.ch. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Vaud – Christelle Luisier veut succéder à Jacqueline de Quattro". Tribune de Genève (in French). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ a b c d "Sur les pas de Christelle Luisier Brodard". rts.ch (in French). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ^ "Christelle Luisier seule candidate à l'investiture PLR". 24 heures (in French). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  7. ^ "Vaud: Christelle Luisier se lance dans la course au Conseil d'Etat". Vaud: Christelle Luisier se lance dans la course au Conseil d’Etat (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  8. ^ "Christelle Luisier: «J'ai un côté spontané, cash et direct» - Le Temps" (in French). 2022-08-26. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2024-05-09.