| Nuria Gorrite | |
| Office: | Member of the Council of State of Vaud |
| Term Start: | 1 July 2012 |
| Office2: | President of the Council of State of Vaud |
| Term Start2: | 1 July 2017 |
| Term End2: | 30 June 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Pierre-Yves Maillard |
| Successor2: | Christelle Luisier |
| Office3: | Mayor of Morges |
| Term Start3: | April 2008 |
| Term End3: | June 2012 |
| Predecessor3: | Éric Voruz |
| Successor3: | Vincent Jacques |
| Office4: | Member of the Grand Council of Vaud |
| Term Start4: | April 2007 |
| Term End4: | June 2012 |
| Party: | Social Democrat |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1970 |
| Birth Place: | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Partner: | Olivier Feller |
| Children: | 1 |
| Education: | University of Lausanne |
| Occupation: | politician, museum curator |
| Nationality: | Spanish Swiss |
Nuria Gorrite (born 6 July 1970) is a Swiss-Spanish politician and museum curator. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, she was the first woman to be elected President of the Council of State of Vaud.
Gorrite was born on 6 July 1970 in La Chaux-de-Fonds to Spanish Basque-Catalan parents who worked as trade unionists. In 1975, her family moved to Morges. Gorrite became a naturalized citizen of Switzerland when she was nineteen.
She studied art history, French, and Spanish at the University of Lausanne from 1992 to 1996.[1]
After finishing her studies, Gorrite was employed as curator of the Musée Alexis Forel in Morges.
In 1987, she became involved with Amnesty International.
Gorrite joined the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland in 1993 and was elected to her municipal council that same year.
In 2007, she was elected to sit in the Grand Council of Vaud. In 2008, she was elected as mayor of Morges, succeeding Éric Voruz.[2] She served in both of these capacities until 2012.
On 1 April 2012, Gorrite was elected to the Council of State of Vaud, where she chaired the departments of infrastructure and human resources.[3] She was re-elected in 2017 and was appointed president of the council, succeeding Pierre-Yves Maillard as the first woman president.[4] [5] She was sworn into office without the use of religious text.[6] She served as president until 2022, when she was succeeded by Christelle Luisier.
On 28 September 2023, she announced that she was diagnosed with cancer and was taking a hiatus from her political office in order to receive treatment, with plans to return in 2024.[7] [8]
Gorrite is a dual citizen of Spain and Switzerland.[9]
Gorrite is in a relationship with national councillor Olivier Feller, with whom she has a daughter.[10] [11]
She confirmed in 2024 that she has breast cancer.[12]