Stéphane Rossini Explained

Stéphane Rossini
Birth Date:9 August 1963
Birth Place:Sion, Switzerland
Party:Social Democratic Party
Alma Mater:University of Lausanne

Stéphane Rossini (born 9 August 1963 in Sion, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician and the former vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (2008–2012).[1]

Rossini sat on the Grand Council of Valais between 1993 and 1999.[2] He was elected to the National Council for the first time in 1999 and reelected in 2003, 2007 and 2011.[3]

In 2011, Rossini announced his candidacy to replace Micheline Calmy-Rey in the Swiss Federal Council, but was ultimately not nominated by his party.[4]

In 2014, Rossini was elected as President of the National Council.[5] Towards the end of his one-year term as President, Rossini announced he would not seek another term in the National Council.[6] In 2016, Rossini considered running for the Conseil d'État of the canton of Valais but ultimately decided against it.[7]

Rossini studied political science at the University of Lausanne and obtained a doctor's degree in 1995.[8] He is a professor at the Universities of Geneva and Neuchâtel and was elected to succeed Christine Beerli as president of the agency council of Swissmedic in 2017.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Unterlegener Bundesratskandidat tritt nicht mehr an. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 25 May 2012. 26 September 2017. German.
  2. News: Président du National: Stéphane Rossini, la politique chevillée au cœur - Suisse - lematin.ch. Le Matin. 24 November 2014. 10 January 2016. French.
  3. Web site: Stéphane Rossini. parlament.ch. 26 September 2017.
  4. News: SP nominiert Berset und Maillard. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 26 November 2011. 26 September 2017. German.
  5. Web site: High-stakes year ahead for Switzerland's new president. Swissinfo. 3 December 2014. 10 January 2016.
  6. News: Nationalratspräsident Rossini kritisiert aktivere Interessengruppen. Aargauer Zeitung. 27 August 2015. 26 September 2017. German.
  7. News: Wahl-Krach in der Walliser SP: Rossini verzichtet im Zorn. SRF. 23 June 2016. 26 September 2017. German.
  8. News: Stéphane Rossini – der Unaufgeregte. 21 November 2014. 26 September 2017. German.
  9. News: Das hat der Bundesrat am Mittwoch entschieden. Neue Luzerner Zeitung. 30 August 2017. 26 September 2017. German.