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Christelle Luisier | |
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| Luisier (centre) in 2022 | |
| President of the Council of State of Vaud | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nuria Gorrite |
| Member of the Council of State of Vaud | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jacqueline de Quattro |
| Member of the Grand Council of Vaud | |
| In office April 2012 –February 2020 | |
| Member of the Syndicate of Payerne | |
| In office July 2011 –February 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1974 |
| Party | FDP.The Liberals |
| Spouse | Laurent Brodard (divorced) |
| Domestic partner | Étienne Blanc (2023–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Fribourg University of Augsburg |
| Occupation | Politician,lawyer |
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.
Luisier was born on 27 September 1974 in Sion. [1] She spent her childhood in Martigny. [2]
In 1983,her family moved to Payerne,where her parents ran the Caféde la Poste. [1] They lived in an apartment above the restaurant. [3] She studied Latin and English at school in Yverdon-les-Bains,where she was a classmate of Cesla Amarelle. [4]
Luisier graduated from the University of Fribourg with a law degree in 1997. [4] She earned a master's degree in media law from the University of Augsburg. [4]
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. [5] 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. [4] She served as the Deputy General Secretary of Veteran Affairs from 2008 to 2011. [6]
Luisier joined FDP.The Liberals in 1997. She was elected to the Payerne municipal council in 2009,and joined the Syndicate in 2011. [5] She was responsible for infrastructure,vineyards,and tourism.
In 2012,she was elected to the Grand Council of Vaud. [5]
In 2019,she ran to succeed Jacqueline de Quattro's seat in the Council of State of Vaud. [7] [2] On 9 February 2020 she was elected to the council and officially took office on 18 March 2020. [8] In July 2022,she succeeded Nuria Gorrite as the President of the Council of State. [9]
Christelle Luisier declares that she "embodies the Vaudois centre-right" and does not place herself "at either end of the PLR,neither right nor left." Until her election to the Council of State,her preferred themes were spatial planning,health,the environment,education,and childcare. [10]
Luisier married Laurent Brodard in 2003 and later divorced. She and Broddard have two children. [5] Since 2023,she has been in a relationship with fellow politician Étienne Blanc.