Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider | |
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Member of the Council of States of Switzerland | |
Assumed office December 2019 | |
Member of the Government of the Canton of Jura | |
In office 2002–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 December 1963 Saint-Imier, Switzerland |
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (born 24 December 1963 in Saint-Imier)[1] is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Party of Labour[2] and a current member of the Council of States.[3]
Early life and education[]
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider graduated from high school in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1983 and following she studied social sciences at the University of Neuchâtel. She obtained a licentiate in 1987.[3] Between 1989 and 2002 she worked as a social worker in Franches-Montagnes and later for the cantonal administration of Jura.[3]
Political career[]
In 1995 she became a member of the over which she presided in 2000.[1] Between December 2002[3] and 2015 she was a member of the government of the Canton of Jura[4] in which she acted as the minister of education culture and sports.[5] As such she was elected as the president of the strategic committee of the .[5]
In the federal elections of 2019, Baume-Schneider was elected to the Council of States.[1] In January 2020 she was elected to the advisory council of the Fachhochschule.[2]
Personal life[]
Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is married and has two children. Her place of origin is Les Breleux, Jura, Switzerland.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b News, https://www fhnews ch FH (2020-01-17). "Neue Politiker im Beirat von FH SCHWEIZ". FH News (in German). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b c d "DIJU - Dictionnaire du Jura – Baume-Schneider, Elisabeth (1963-)". www.diju.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Ständeratswahlen Jura - CVP und SP verteidigen im Jura ihre Sitze im Ständerat". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b "Ministre de la santé, de la jeunesse, des sports et de la vie associative". Bulletin de l'Académie Nationale de Médecine. 192 (5): 853–860. May 2008. doi:10.1016/s0001-4079(19)32748-7. ISSN 0001-4079.
- Living people
- University of Neuchâtel alumni
- 1963 births
- 21st-century Swiss women politicians
- 21st-century Swiss politicians
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)