Olivier Français

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Olivier Français
ConstituencyVaud
Member of the Council of States of Switzerland
Assumed office
11 November 2015
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
In office
3 December 2007 – 29 November 2015
Personal details
Born (1955-01-10) 10 January 1955 (age 69)
Metz, France
Political partyThe Liberals

Olivier Français is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States of Switzerland.

Biography[edit]

Français was born into a French family in Metz, France to a mother from Grenoble and a father from Alsace-Lorraine. Due to his fathers work, he travelled to Geneva often in childhood. He moved to Lausanne and became a Swiss citizen in 1988 to participate in politics.[1] He was elected to the National Council in 2007 and 2015, and elected to the Council of States in 2019.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rts.ch%2Fplay%2Fradio%2Fentre-nous-soit-dit%2Faudio%2Folivier-franais-conseiller-aux-etats%3Fid%3D8696000#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url
  2. ^ "Parliament of Switzerland".