Olivier Français is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States of Switzerland.
Olivier Français | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Vaud |
| Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2015 | |
| Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 29 November 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1955 Metz, France |
| Political party | The Liberals |
Biography
editFrançais was born into a French family in Metz, France to a mother from Grenoble and a father from Alsace-Lorraine. Due to his fathers work, he travelled to Geneva often in childhood. He moved to Lausanne and became a Swiss citizen in 1988 to participate in politics.[1] He was elected to the National Council in 2007 and 2015, and elected to the Council of States in 2019.[2]