Adèle Thorens Goumaz (born 15 December 1971 in
Solothurn
Solothurn ( ; ; ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
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) is a Swiss politician. She has been a member of the
Council of States since December 2019. Previously, she served in the
National Council of Switzerland
The National Council (; ; ; ) is a house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, representing the people. The other house, Council of States, represents the states, preventing more populous parts of the country overpowering the rest. As the p ...
from the
Canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolou ...
from 2007 to 2019. She was elected as the co-president of the
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland (; ; ; ) is a green political party in Switzerland. It is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.
History
The first ...
with
Regula Rytz in 2012 and announced that she would not run for re-election in 2016, leaving the post solely in Rytz's hands.
References
External links
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Official website
1971 births
Living people
People from Solothurn
University of Lausanne alumni
Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Green Party of Switzerland politicians
Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
21st-century Swiss women politicians
Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2007–2011
Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2011–2015
Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2015–2019
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