Esther Alder (born 1958 in

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) is a Swiss politician. She has served on the City Council of

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since 2011. As of 2015, she was the mayor of Geneva. She is a member of the

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Biography

Having moved to

at nine years old, Alder continued her education there, which she had started in the canton of

. She obtained a diploma in administration and development and a HES social worker diploma from the

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. She began her career as a youth worker from 1977 to 1983.

Political background

In 1995 she was elected to the legislative municipal council of the city of Geneva. She left the assembly in 1997 when she was elected deputy to the

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, a position she held for twelve years. She was elected to the administrative council of Geneva in 2011 where she headed the Department of Social Cohesion and Solidarity.

References

External links

Esther Alder's official blog
1958 births Living people Women mayors of places in Switzerland Mayors of Geneva People from Solothurn Swiss city councillors Green Party of Switzerland politicians 21st-century Swiss women politicians 21st-century Swiss politicians {{Switzerland-mayor-stub