Olivier Français Explained

Olivier Français
Office1:Member of the Council of States of Switzerland
Term Start1:11 November 2015
Office2:Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Term Start2:3 December 2007
Term End2:29 November 2015
Constituency:Vaud
Birth Date:1955 1, df=y
Birth Place:Metz, France
Party:The Liberals

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

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  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. Web site: Parliament of Switzerland .