Sophie Michaud Gigon

Sophie Michaud Gigon
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2019
Member of the Municipal Council of Lausanne
In office
2007–2019
Personal details
Born20 January 1975
Lausanne
Political partyGreen Party of Switzerland

Sophie Michaud Gigon (20 January 1975, Lausanne, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician of the Green Party and a current member of the National Council.

Education and early life

She grew up in the Suisse Romande, the francophone part of Switzerland.[1] She studied German, French and political sciences at the universities of Lausanne, Tübingen and Zürich.[1] In Tübingen she attended the university through the Erasmus programme.[1]

Professional career

In 2008 she assumed the secretariat of the francophone part of Switzerland for Pro Natura.[1] Since 2017 she is the general secretary of the consumer rights association Fédération romande des consommateurs [fr].[1][2]

Political career

She entered the municipal council of Lausanne in 2007.[3] As a municipal councilor for the greens, she emphasized that if infrastructural improvements are made, then they should also encompass some green zones in the immediate environment.[4] She was elected to the National Council in the Federal Elections in October 2019,[3] and assumed her post in December of the same year.[2] In the National Council, she is part of the commission on economy and taxes.[2]

Personal life

She is married and has two children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Sophie Michaud Gigon, le bon goût". Le Temps (in French). 2017-02-19. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ a b "Ces "atypiques" candidates aux fédérales". www.illustre.ch (in French). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ "Le M3 déchaîne les passions - Le Régional, l'accent de votre région". www.leregional.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-19.