Pascal Broulis (born 3 April 1965 in Sainte-Croix,

Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms ...

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. Since 2002, he has been a member of the

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. He heads the cantonal finance department, and has been the President of the Council of State since 2007. Broulis was elected to Vaud's legislature, the Grand Council, in 1990, as a member of the

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. He's the fourth candidate to the succession of

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References

External links

Pascal Broulis's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broulis, Pascal 1965 births Living people People from Jura-North Vaudois District FDP.The Liberals politicians