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Isabelle Chappuis

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Isabelle Chappuis

Isabelle Chappuis (born 17 March 1971; resident of Jorat-Mézières) is a Swiss politician (Die Mitte) and economist. She has been a member of the National Council since 2023.

Life

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Isabelle Chappuis grew up in Morges and Lausanne.[1] She studied economics at the University of St. Gallen. After a period in the financial sector in Zurich, including at Swiss Re, she returned to the canton of Vaud.[2] She works for the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Lausanne, where she is responsible for the EMBA diplomas and the continuing education department.[1] She also heads the Future Lab of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and was elected to the Forum des 100 in 2020.[3]

Her preferred topics are the future of work and education.[4]

She is married, has three children and lives in Tolochenaz.

Political career

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Isabelle Chappuis served in the municipal parliament [de] (legislature) of the municipality of Tolochenaz for eight years. She did not run for re-election when her husband was elected president.[5]

Marie-France Roth Pasquier [de] persuaded her to join der Mitte in 2022.[2]  Chappuis then became president of the Center Women Vaud and joined the board of the Center Women Switzerland.[6][7]

She ran in the 2023 Swiss federal election, where all her posters were stolen during the campaign in her region.[8] She was elected to the National Council despite having, according to the press "very little experience in politics".[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Qui suis-je?". Isabelle Chappuis (in Swiss French). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c Simone Honegger (2023-10-23). "Isabelle Chappuis, une novice qui veut apprendre". 24 Heures (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ Isabelle Chappuis, directrice du Futures Lab: «Le métier de comptable est à 67% robotisable». 2020-09-01. ISSN 1423-3967.
  4. ^ "Isabelle Chappuis". Expertes Suisse (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. ^ Isabelle Chappuis, l’autre visage féminin du Centre vaudois. 2023-03-15. ISSN 1423-3967.
  6. ^ "Waadt". Die Mitte Frauen. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. ^ "Menschen". Die Mitte Frauen. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ^ Après le vol de ses affiches, une candidate vaudoise au National fait le buzz grâce à l’intelligence artificielle. 2023-09-29. ISSN 1423-3967.

See also

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