Sophie Michaud Gigon

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Sophie Michaud Gigon
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2019
Member of the Municipal Council of Lausanne
In office
2007–2019
Personal details
Born (1975-01-20) 20 January 1975
Lausanne
PartyGreen Party of Switzerland

Sophie Michaud Gigon (20 January 1975, Lausanne, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party and a current member of the National Council.

Education and early life

She grew up in the Suisse Romande, the francophone part of Switzerland.[1] She studied German, French and political sciences at the universities of Lausanne, Tübingen and Zürich.[1] In Tübingen she attended the university through the Erasmus programme.[1]

Professional career

In 2008 she assumed the secretariat of the francophone part of Switzerland for Pro Natura.[1] Since 2017 she is the general secretary of the consumer rights association Fédération romande des consommateurs.[1][2]

Political career

She entered the municipal council of Lausanne in 2007.[3] As a municipal councilor for the greens, she emphasized that if infrastructural improvements are made, then they should also encompass some green zones in the immediate environment.[4] She was elected to the National Council in the Federal Elections in October 2019,[3] and assumed her post in December of the same year.[2] In the National Council, she is part of the commission on economy and taxes.[2]

Personal life

She is married and has two children.[1]

References

  1. "Sophie Michaud Gigon, le bon goût". Le Temps (in French). 2017-02-19. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. "Ces "atypiques" candidates aux fédérales". www.illustre.ch (in French). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. "Le M3 déchaîne les passions - Le Régional, l'accent de votre région". www.leregional.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-19.