Élisabeth Baume-Schneider

Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (born 24 December 1963 in Saint-Imier)[1] is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Party of Labour[2] and a current member of the Council of States.[3]

Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Member of the Council of States of Switzerland
Assumed office
December 2019
Member of the Government of the Canton of Jura
In office
2002–2015
Personal details
Born24 December 1963
Saint-Imier, Switzerland

Early life and education

Élisabeth Baume-Schneider graduated from high school in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1983 and following she studied social sciences at the University of Neuchâtel. She obtained a licentiate in 1987.[3] Between 1989 and 2002 she worked as a social worker in Franches-Montagnes and later for the cantonal administration of Jura.[3]

Political career

In 1995 she became a member of the Grand Council of Jura over which she presided in 2000.[1] Between December 2002[3] and 2015 she was a member of the government of the Canton of Jura[4] in which she acted as the minister of education culture and sports.[5] As such she was elected as the president of the strategic committee of the Haute École Arc.[5]

In the federal elections of 2019, Baume-Schneider was elected to the Council of States.[1] In January 2020 she was elected to the advisory council of the Fachhochschule.[2]

Personal life

Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is married and has two children. Her place of origin is Les Breleux, Jura, Switzerland.[1]

References
  1. "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. News, https://www fhnews ch FH (17 January 2020). "Neue Politiker im Beirat von FH SCHWEIZ". FH News (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. "DIJU - Dictionnaire du Jura – Baume-Schneider, Elisabeth (1963-)". www.diju.ch. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Ständeratswahlen Jura - CVP und SP verteidigen im Jura ihre Sitze im Ständerat". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. "Ministre de la santé, de la jeunesse, des sports et de la vie associative". Bulletin de l'Académie Nationale de Médecine. 192 (5): 853–860. May 2008. doi:10.1016/s0001-4079(19)32748-7. ISSN 0001-4079.
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