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 The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud () is the List of cantonal executives of Switzerland, executive organ of the Cantons of Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member ''Conseil d'Etat (Switzerland), Conseil d'Ét ...

Early life and education

Luisier was born on 27 September 1974 in Sion. She spent her childhood in

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. In 1983, her family moved to

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, where her parents ran the Café de la Poste. They lived in an apartment above the restaurant. She studied Latin and English at school in

Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Ancient Rome, Roman era) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It ...

, where she was a classmate of

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. Luisier graduated from the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (; ) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg ...

with a law degree in 1997. She earned a master's degree in media law from the

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Career

Law

Luisier worked as a lawyer at the Institute Du Fédéralisme in

Fribourg or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...

from 1999 to 2002. Then she interned in

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and obtained her barrister's license in 2005. Under the direction of Pascal Broulis, she served as the Deputy General Secretary of the Finance Department of the

Canton of Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolou ...

from 2006 to 2008. She served as the Deputy General Secretary of Veteran Affairs from 2008 to 2011.

Politics

Luisier joined FDP.The Liberals in 1997. She was elected to the

municipal council in 2009, and joined the Syndicate in 2011. She was responsible for infrastructure, vineyards, and tourism. In 2012, she was elected to the

Grand Council of Vaud The Grand Council of Vaud () is the legislature of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years. In May 1981, Marguerite ...

. In 2019, she ran to succeed Jacqueline de Quattro's seat in the

. On 9 February 2020 she was elected to the council and officially took office on 18 March 2020. In July 2022, she succeeded

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as the President of the Council of State.

Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luisier, Christelle Living people 1974 births 21st-century Swiss lawyers 21st-century Swiss women politicians FDP.The Liberals politicians Members of the Council of State of Vaud People from Sion, Switzerland Swiss-French people Swiss women lawyers University of Augsburg alumni University of Fribourg alumni