Chantal Juliane Galladé (born 17 December 1972) is a Swiss politician who currently serves on the

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for the Green Liberal Party. She previously served on the

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from 2003 to 2018 for the

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Early life and education

Galladé was born on 17 December 1972 in

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, to Georges-Roger Galladé, an attorney who was originally from Isérables in

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, and Erika Galladé. Her father died by suicide in 1984 using his army rifle. She had a grandfather who was

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. She completed a commercial apprenticeship from 1989 to 1992 and studied concurrently to complete her Maturity. She completed studies in

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and

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at the

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Professional career

Galladé was engaged as commissioner for apprenticeships, and professor at the cantonal college.

Political career

In 1990, Chantal Galladé became a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP). She co-initiated the youth parliament (''Jugendparlament''), the youth lobby (''Jugendlobby'') and the cultural center (''Kulturzentrum'') in Winterthur in 1994. Three years later, Galladé was elected as member of the SP party in the parliament of the

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by 2003. Since December 2003, she's member of the

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, among others focussing on the fields of youth, sustainability and national security policy. At the beginning of June 2018, the eligible voters elected Galladé school president of the district school administration (''Kreisschulpflege'') in Winterthur Stadt-Töss. Due to the full-time office, she will step down from the National Council at the end of November 2018. In February 2019, she decided to change to the Green Liberal Party (GLP) as she didn't agree with the SP, who opposed further cooperation between the

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and Switzerland due to Workers' Unions concerns.

Personal life

Chantal Galladé is the mother of a daughter born in 2005. She was in a relationship with

Daniel Jositsch Daniel Reuwen Jositsch (; born 25 March 1965) is a Swiss attorney and politician who currently serves on the Council of States for the Social Democratic Party representing the Canton of Zürich since 2015. He previously served on the National ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallade, Chantal 1972 births Living people People from Winterthur University of Zurich alumni Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Canton of Valais politicians Swiss educational theorists Swiss sociologists Swiss women sociologists Political writers Women members of the National Council (Switzerland) Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2011–2015 Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2007–2011 Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 2003–2007 Women political writers 20th-century Swiss women politicians 20th-century Swiss politicians 21st-century Swiss women politicians