Isabelle Moret (born Zuppiger, 30 December 1970) is a Swiss politician who served as
President of the National Council from 2019 to 2020. A member of
FDP.The Liberals
french: PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux it, PLR.I Liberali Radicali rm, PLD.Ils Liberals
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since its foundation in 2009, she first entered the
National Council in 2006 as a member of the
Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). Moret is a resident of
Yens-sur-Morges in the
canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
.
Biography
The daughter of a railway worker, she grew up and studied in Lausanne, where she studied law and later obtained a postgraduate degree in European law. She then received her law license in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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. She speaks fluent French, German,
Swiss German
Swiss German (Standard German: , gsw, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spelling ...
, Italian, and English. She is the mother of two children.
Career
After becoming a licensed attorney, she worked for several years in a Lausanne-based law firm. In 2013, she left the bar to concentrate on politics. She has chaired the Swiss Federation of Food Industries (Fial) and the Swiss umbrella association of hospitals (H+). She is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Swissgrid, the Swiss
transmission system operator
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. In August 2017, while running for the
Federal Council, the press revealed that she earns a gross annual income of 310,000
Swiss francs
The Swiss franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the f ...
.
She began her political career in the
Swiss Radical Democratic Party (PRD), now the FDP.The Liberals, as a member of the Committee on Domestic Policy in 1997. She was a member of the municipal council in
Etoy
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Etoy has routinely experimented with the boundaries of art, ...
from 1998 to 2006. In 1998 she also became vice-president of the
Young Radicals Switzerland, while being a member of the SME committee and the Economic Commission of the Vaud PRD, of which she became president in 2003.
She was elected to the
Grand Council of Vaud
The Grand Council of Vaud (french: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature. The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years.
The last electi ...
in 1999, before becoming a member of the Vaud Constitutional Assembly from 1999 to 2002. She left the Cantonal parliament in 2006, having notably been a member of the Finance Committee from 2002 to 2006.
In December 2006, she was elected to the
Swiss Federal Parliament
The Federal Assembly (german: Bundesversammlung, french: Assemblée fédérale, it, Assemblea federale, rm, Assamblea federala), also known as the Swiss parliament (''Parlament'', ''Parlement'', ''Parlamento''), is Switzerland's federal leg ...
as a member of the National Council. She successfully ran for reelection in
2007
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,
2011
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and
2015
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. In 2015, she received the most votes of all federal candidates in
Francophone Switzerland with 65,351 votes. She sat on the Political Institutions Committee (CIP-CN) and the Social Security and Health Committee (CSSS-CN). The core of her activities pertain to issues related to the healthcare and pension systems and issues related to immigration and asylum.
In parallel with her office as member of the National Council, from 2008 to 2016 she was the vice-president of the Swiss Radical Democratic Party, and then of the FDP.The Liberals following the merger with the
Swiss Liberal Party
french: Parti liberal suisse it, Partito Liberale Svizzero rm, Partida liberala svizra
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, merged = FDP.The Liberals
, headquarters = Spitalgasse 32, Case postale 71073001 Bern
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.
She ran for the Federal Council in September 2017 in a bid to succeed
Didier Burkhalter
Didier Eric Burkhalter (born 17 April 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014.
Burkhalter was elected t ...
. In the second round of voting, she came third, with 28 votes.
[Swiss Parliament]
"Ignazio Cassis accède facilement au Conseil fédéral"
20-09-17
In December she was elected as the
President of the National Council. She is the first woman from Vaud to hold the post.
Notes and references
External links
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Article du 19 avril 2008 sur Swissinfo.chPersonal websitein French
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1970 births
Living people
20th-century Swiss politicians
21st-century Swiss politicians
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
FDP.The Liberals politicians
Canton of Vaud politicians