Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous city of Romandy,the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country,where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva,it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during her tenure as a Federal Councillor. She was President of the Swiss Confederation twice,in 2007 and 2011.
The Canton of Geneva,officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva,is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in the City of Geneva.
Satigny is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva,Switzerland. It is the largest municipality of the canton by land area and the largest wine-producing municipality of the country. Its territory contains the majority of the Mandement area,a designated heritage site of national importance shared with the neighbouring municipalities of Russin and Dardagny.
Geneva railway station,also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station,is Geneva's main train station,located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin;both names can be used interchangeably.
Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE) is a limited company established under Swiss public law,resulting from the merger of the Caisse d'Épargne de la République et Canton de Genève and the Banque Hypothécaire du Canton de Genève. It is one of the 24 cantonal banks.
Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum in February 1971. The first federal vote in which women were able to participate was the 31 October 1971 election of the Federal Assembly. However it was not until a 1990 decision by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland that women gained full voting rights in the final Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Éric Stauffer,born on October 24,1964 in Carouge,is a Swiss politician from Homberg. He chairs the Genevan Citizens Movement from 2008 to 2012.
Pierre Maudet is a Swiss and French politician. Maudet was a member of FDP.The Liberals. He was the mayor of Geneva from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.
Rémy Pagani is a Swiss politician. He is a member of Àgauche toute! Genève and served as the mayor of Geneva from 1 June 2009 to 3 May 2010. Pagani served as mayor of Geneva for a second time from 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013.
Women in Switzerland are women who live in and are from Switzerland. The legal and social role of Swiss women has evolved significantly from the mid-20th century onwards.
The Geneva University Hospitals is one of the five university hospitals of Switzerland and the largest one in the country. It is one of the largest hospitals in Europe.
Guillaume Barazzone,is a politician and member of the Swiss Christian Democratic Party (CDP). He is elected to the Administrative Council for the City of Geneva in 2012 and member of the Swiss National Council since December 2013.
The Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the city of Geneva is a museum and an institution of the City of Geneva.
Emma Kammacher was a Swiss human rights lawyer,activist and politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and served as a member of the Grand Council of Geneva. In 1965 she became the first woman to serve as president of a Swiss cantonal council.
Marguerite Champendal (1870-1928) was the first woman from Geneva to obtain her doctorate in medicine at the University of Geneva (1900). She founded a center for distributing pasteurized milk for infants there,as well as an acclaimed nursing school.
Antonio Hodgers is a Swiss politician and member of the Green Party of Switzerland. He has been Councillor of State of Geneva since December 2013,and president of the Council of State from 13 September 2018 to 17 October 2020.
Fabienne Fischer,born in 1961 in Zambia,is a lawyer and Swiss politician,a member of the Green Party of Switzerland,elected at the Council of State by-elections for the canton of Geneva on 21 March 2021. She is charge of the Department for the Economy and Employment.
Frédérique Perler is a Geneva politician and member of the Green Party. She is an administrative councillor (executive) of the city of Geneva since June 1,2020,at the head of the department of planning,construction and mobility. She is also Mayor of Geneva since June 1,2021.
Caroline Dayer is a Swiss feminist researcher,educator and writer specializing in gender studies. She is known for her engagement in LGBT rights and makes regular interventions as an expert in the media in Switzerland on issues like homophobia,sexism and street harassment.
