Christelle Luisier
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{{short description|Swiss politician (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Christelle Luisier
|image = CE Vaud 2022-2027.jpg
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|caption = Luisier (centre) in 2022
|office1 = President of the Council of State of Vaud
|term_start1 = 1 July 2022
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = Nuria Gorrite
|successor1 =
|office2 = Member of the Council of State of Vaud
|term_start2 = 18 March 2020
|term_end2 =
|successor2 =
|predecessor2 = Jacqueline de Quattro
|office3 = Member of the Grand Council of Vaud
|term_start3 = April 2012
|term_end3 = February 2020
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|office4 = Member of the Syndicate of Payerne
|term_start4 = July 2011
|term_end4 = February 2020
|party = FDP.The Liberals
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|27 September 1974|df=y}}
|birth_place = Sion, Valais, Switzerland
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|spouse = Laurent Brodard (divorced)
| partner = Étienne Blanc (2023–present)
|children = 2
|education = University of Fribourg
University of Augsburg
|occupation = Politician, lawyer
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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.
Early life and education
Luisier was born on 27 September 1974 in Sion.{{Cite web |title=christelle luisier |url=https://www.laliberte.ch/news/regions/broye-lac/christelle-luisier-65786 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=www.laliberte.ch |language=fr}} She spent her childhood in Martigny.
In 1983, her family moved to Payerne, where her parents ran the Café de la Poste. They lived in an apartment above the restaurant.{{Cite web |last=Skjellaug |first=Aïna |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Christelle Luisier, l’instant de vérité |url=https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/vaud/christelle-luisier-linstant-verite |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=letemps.ch}} She studied Latin and English at school in Yverdon-les-Bains, where she was a classmate of Cesla Amarelle.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-04 |title=Vaud – Christelle Luisier veut succéder à Jacqueline de Quattro |url=https://www.tdg.ch/christelle-luisier-veut-succeder-a-jacqueline-de-quattro-324436000514 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Tribune de Genève |language=fr}}
Luisier graduated from the University of Fribourg with a law degree in 1997. She earned a master's degree in media law from the University of Augsburg.
Career
= Law =
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. 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. She served as the Deputy General Secretary of Veteran Affairs from 2008 to 2011.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-25 |title=Christelle Luisier seule candidate à l'investiture PLR |url=https://www.24heures.ch/christelle-luisier-seule-candidate-a-l-investiture-plr-704161584092 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=24 heures |language=fr}}
= Politics =
Luisier joined FDP.The Liberals in 1997. She was elected to the Payerne municipal council in 2009, and joined the Syndicate in 2011.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Sur les pas de Christelle Luisier Brodard |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/geneve/12149534-sur-les-pas-de-christelle-luisier-brodard.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}} She was responsible for infrastructure, vineyards, and tourism.
In 2012, she was elected to the Grand Council of Vaud.
In 2019, she ran to succeed Jacqueline de Quattro's seat in the Council of State of Vaud.{{Cite web |title=Vaud: Christelle Luisier se lance dans la course au Conseil d’Etat |url=https://www.lacote.ch/vaud/vaud-christelle-luisier-se-lance-dans-la-course-au-conseil-detat-879220 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Vaud: Christelle Luisier se lance dans la course au Conseil d’Etat |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2019 |title=Vaud: une Bagnarde candidate au Conseil d’Etat |url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/valais/valais-central/sion-district/vaud-une-bagnarde-candidate-au-conseil-detat-879162 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=lenouvelliste.ch |language=fr}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2022-08-26 |title=Christelle Luisier: «J’ai un côté spontané, cash et direct» - Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/vaud/christelle-luisier-jai-un-cote-spontane-cash-direct |access-date=2024-05-09 |language=fr |issn=1423-3967}}
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.
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Category:21st-century Swiss lawyers
Category:21st-century Swiss women politicians
Category:FDP.The Liberals politicians
Category:Members of the Council of State of Vaud
Category:People from Sion, Switzerland