Céline Amaudruz Explained

Céline Amaudruz
Office:Member of the National Council (Switzerland)
Term:5 December 2011
Party:Swiss People's Party
Birth Name:Céline Marie-Claire Amaudruz
Birth Date:15 March 1979
Birth Place:Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Residence:Vandœuvres, Switzerland
Alma Mater:University of Geneva (Licentiate)
IMD Business School (MBA)
Constituency:Canton of Geneva
Predecessor:André Reymond
Office2:Vice president of the Swiss People's Party
Term2:23 April 2016
President2:Marco Chiesa (since 2020)
Albert Rösti (until 2020)

Céline Marie-Claire Amaudruz[1] (in French pronounced as /se.lin a.mo.dʁy/; born 15 March 1979) is a Swiss banker, attorney and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2011.[2] Amaudruz previously served as president of the Grand Council of Geneva between 2010 and 2016.[3] [4] [5] [6] She is among the richest Swiss politicians in the legislative estimated by Handelszeitung.[7]

Early life and education

Amaudruz was born 15 March 1979 in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the youngest daughter of attorney Michel Max Amaudruz (1939-2022)[8] and his wife Dominique (née Guiramand).[9] Her family is an industrial/law family.[10] She has one sister. Her father was an attorney, member of the Grand Council of Geneva[11] for the Swiss People's Party and controlling majority owner of Groupe Minoteries,[12] [13] a flour mill concern, which is based in Valbroye, Switzerland. He has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubell. She studied law at the University of Geneva (Licentiate)[14] and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IMD Business School.[15]

Career

Initially, she spent six years for her parents Law firm, both practicing lawyers.[16] She worked for the law firm Poncet Turrettini Amaudruz Neyroud & Associes in Geneva during her studies, in which her father was a partner. Later she engaged in wealth management at UBS and Julius Bär.[17] Amaudruz currently works as a relationship manager in wealth management for REYL & Cie, a private bank in Geneva.[18]

Amaudruz currently serves on the board of directors of Steiner Mühle in Lauperswil, TP Publicité SA, Groupe Minoteries SA and Transport public genevois (TPG) in Lancy. She is on the board of trustees of Fondation de prévoyance en faveur du personel tpg and Fondation de prévoyange en faveur du personel du groupe Minoteries SA (both private pension funds).

Politics

Amaudruz began her political career while serving in the Grand Council of Geneva between October 2009 and October 2011. She was ultimately elected into the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party during the 2011 Swiss federal election and subsequently re-elected in the 2015 Swiss federal election. Between 2011 and 2015, she simultaneously served on the municipal council of Puplinge, Switzerland. She was also cantonal president of the Swiss People's Party in Geneva from 2010 to 2016. Since 2016 she is vice president of the Swiss People's Party.[19]

She is the richest politician in the Swiss

legislative from French-speaking Switzerland.[20]

Personal life

In 2021, Amaudruz married Michael Andersen (b. c. 1991), in Geneva.[21] They reside in Vandoevres, where Andersen serves on the municipal council for the Swiss People's Party.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: lic. iur. Céline Marie-Claire Amaudruz . 2023-03-03 . Moneyhouse . de.
  2. Web site: Ratsmitglied ansehen . 2023-03-03 . www.parlament.ch.
  3. News: Céline Amaudruz hat den zwölf Jahre jüngeren Michael Andersen geheiratet . 13 March 2022 . Blick . 10 October 2021 . de-CH.
  4. News: SVP-Nationalrätin Céline Amaudruz: Die Optimistin . 13 March 2022 . Beobachter . de-CH.
  5. News: Selli . Laurie . Céline Amaudruz soutenue par l'UDC Genève . 13 March 2022 . fr-FR.
  6. News: Rhyn . Larissa . SVP-Nationalrätin Céline Amaudruz: Plötzlich Feministin? . 13 March 2022 . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . de.
  7. Web site: Das sind die reichsten Parlamentarier . 2023-03-03 . Handelszeitung . de-CH.
  8. Web site: Grand Conseil de Genève - Députés . 2023-03-03 . ge.ch.
  9. Web site: Dominique AMAUDRUZ — BEKER GUIRAMAND & ASSOCIATES . 2023-03-03 . bgslaw.ch.
  10. Obituary of Michel Max Amaudruz

    https://www.todesanzeigenportal.ch/?JyrZKovG1BM3xAdyBkJNvC3eumn6MZRCv6A9LoeHFoaR3eXONxiXGVPHx4aLif0VpLILfCk1URL0t4LrEtpZrfk922Wpals1nkpEKlWS1eP1vC8eKxvBtfrGm4rES6yOr9XUCYTZmezKONg7WQNsEhTPToCxrPuIuJ4Qg0D

  11. Web site: «Pandora Papers» – Un couple d'avocats UDC camouflait la villa d'un oligarque sur la Côte d'Azur . 2023-03-03 . Tribune de Genève . 6 October 2021 . fr.
  12. Web site: Owning 39% in Groupe Minoteries SA (VTX:GMI) means that insiders are heavily invested in the company's future . 2023-03-03 . www.yahoo.com . 20 January 2023 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Groupe Minoteries SA - Company Profile and News . 2023-03-03 . Bloomberg.com . en.
  14. News: 2011-09-26 . "Je travaille cinq heures par jour pour le parti" . fr . Le Temps . 2023-03-03 . 1423-3967.
  15. Web site: Céline Amaudruz: «99% des hommes respectent les femmes» . 2023-03-03 . Illustre . fr-CH.
  16. Web site: Céline Amaudruz: «99% des hommes respectent les femmes» . 2023-03-03 . Illustre . fr-CH.
  17. Web site: 2022-04-06 . Swiss Politician Moves Into Private Banking . 2023-03-03 . finews.com . en-gb.
  18. Web site: Transfert – Céline Amaudruz rejoint la banque Reyl . 2023-03-03 . Bilan . 5 April 2022 . fr.
  19. Web site: Die Mitglieder des Parteivorstands . 2023-03-03 . SVP Schweiz . de-DE.
  20. News: 2017-01-27 . Céline Amaudruz est l'élue romande la plus riche du parlement . fr . Le Temps . 2023-03-03 . 1423-3967.
  21. Web site: 2021-10-10 . Zur Hochzeit kam der Bundespräsident . 2023-03-03 . Blick . de-CH.
  22. Web site: Nouveaux candidats au Conseil d'État genevois – Michael Andersen, la rigueur aux yeux d'acier . 2023-03-03 . Tribune de Genève . 19 December 2022 . fr.