Christian Levrat
Christian Levrat (born 7 July 1970) is a Swiss politician. He served as the President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland from 2008 until 2020.[1] He has served as a member of the Council of States from Fribourg since 2012. Prior to the Council of states, He was a member of the National Council in from 2003 to 2012.
Christian Levrat | |
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Christian Levrat, in 2019 | |
| President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 March 2008 – 18 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hans-Jürg Fehr |
| Succeeded by | Cédric Wermuth Mattea Meyer |
| Member of the Council of States | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Berset |
| Constituency | Fribourg |
| Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 December 2003 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Ursula Schneider |
| Constituency | Fribourg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1970 La Tour-de-Trême, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Alma mater | University of Fribourg University of Leicester |
| Profession | Labor lawyer/politician |
Levrat was born in La Tour-de-Trême, now part of Bulle in the Canton of Fribourg. He earned a bilingual law degree from University of Fribourg and a master's degree at the University of Leicester.
He has citizenship in Pont (Veveyse), Le Crêt, Esmonts et Siviriez.[2]
In 2008, he was elected as the President of the Social Democratic Party, succeeding Hans-Jürg Fehr, who resigned after a weak showing in the 2007 Swiss federal election.[3] He led the party for 12 years and stepped down in October 2020 after the Cédric Wermuth and Mattea Meyer as Co-Presidents.[4]
He was elected to the Council of States in 2012, taking 54.2 percent of the vote over Jacques Bourgeois of the FDP. The Liberals.[5]
References
- ^ "Christian Levrat lascerà in aprile la presidenza del PS" (in Italian). Swissinfo. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Christian Levrat-Official Parliament Bio". Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "12 Jahre lang führte «Bulldozer» Christian Levrat die SP zum Erfolg – jetzt tritt er ab". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Cédric Wermuth and Mattea Meyer at the co-presidency of the PS". Le Temps (in French). 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Un Gruérien au Conseil des Etats". La Gruyere (in French). 12 March 2012.
External links
- Parliament Bio