Roger Nicolas Nordmann (born 23 March 1973) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the

National Council (Switzerland) The National Council (german: Nationalrat; french: Conseil national; it, Consiglio nazionale; rm, Cussegl naziunal) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States. With 200 seats, th ...

for the

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since 2004. He has also been the president of the

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Early life and education

Nordmann was born 23 March 1973 in

Lausanne, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin ( ...

to Philippe Nordmann, an attorney, and Ursula Nordmann (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth ...

Zimmermann), a former federal judge. Both his parents were members of the

since 1972 respectively 1975. He is of

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

descent on his paternal side being an offspring of the

Fribourg , Location of , Location of () () or , ; or , ; gsw, label=Swiss German, Frybùrg ; it, Friburgo or ; rm, Friburg. is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), ...

line of the Nordmann family who originally hailed from Hégenheim, France. His paternal grandfather was attorney Pierre Nordmann, who chaired ''Nordmann & Cie SA'' in

. He was primarily raised in Mézières and

Moudon Moudon (; la, Minnodunum; german: Milden) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of Moudon District and is now in the Broye-Vully district. History Montmagny was known as ''Minnodunum'' or ''Minnidunum'' duri ...

before ultimately completing his

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in 1991 in

Lausanne Lausanne ( , , , ) ; it, Losanna; rm, Losanna. is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and fac ...

. He then completed a Licentiate at the

University of Bern The University of Bern (german: Universität Bern, french: Université de Berne, la, Universitas Bernensis) is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the Canton of Bern. It is a compreh ...

and the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continuo ...

. In 2000, Nordmann completed a diploma in Legal Affairs at the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

Politics

Between 1998 and 1999, Nordmann served on the city council (legislature) of

followed by appointment to constitutional councilor from 1999 to 2002. Concurrently he served on the

Grand Council of Vaud The Grand Council of Vaud (french: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years. The last electi ...

until August 2004. Since 20 November 2004 he serves on the

. In 2023, Nordmann made public that he resigns as president of the Social Democratic Group. At the same time he announced candidacy for the presidency of PUK (Parliamentary Investigatory Commission).

Personal life

Since 2003, Nordmann is married to Florence Germond, and has two children. They reside in

References

1973 births Living people Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordmann, Roger Swiss people of French descent Swiss Jews People from Lausanne Politicians from Lausanne