Jessica Jaccoud

Jessica Jaccoud (born 16 August 1983 in Lausanne; resident of Montilliez) is a Swiss politician (SP). She has been a member of the National Council since 2023.

Life

Jessica Jaccoud's father is an engineer. She has one brother.[1] She initially lived in Crissier and, from 1991, in Nyon.[2]

After graduating from high school, she studied legal science at the University of Geneva and worked for four years in event management at UEFA headquarters in Nyon before resuming her studies at the University of Neuchâtel. She was admitted to the bar in 2015.[2][1]

Jaccoud initially worked for a legal expenses insurance company before joining a law firm in Vevey in March 2016 , where she became a partner.[1][3][4] She specializes in tenancy law.[1]

She is married, has one child and lives in Rolle.[5]

Politics

Jaccoud joined the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) in 2010. She was a member of the municipal council (legislature) of Nyon from 2011 to 2018 and a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud from 2014. From 2016, she was vice-president of the SP Vaud  , and from 2018 to 2022 she was president.[6][7][8]

She was elected to the National Council in the 2023 Swiss federal election.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Christian Lecomte (2016-06-26). "Jessica Jaccoud, une avocate indignée". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. ^ a b Mathieu Signorell (2015-06-29). "À l'envers, une vie entre tattoos et politique". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  3. ^ "Jessica Jaccoud" (in French). Mattenberger Jaccoud & Ducret avocats. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  4. ^ "Jessica Jaccoud". Smartvote. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  5. ^ "Nationalratswahlen 2019. Kanton Waadt. Liste 1 Parti socialiste vaudois". Bundeskanzlei. 2019-11-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  6. ^ Renaud Bournoud (2018-04-22). "Jessica Jaccoud, une réaliste à la tête des socialistes vaudois". 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  7. ^ "Jessica Jaccoud a été réélue à la tête du PS Vaud". 24 heures (in French). 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  8. ^ Laura Lose (2022-06-23). "Jessica Jaccoud quitte la présidence du PS Vaud: «Ça a été d'une rare intensité»". La Côte (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. ^ "L'UDC triomphe, Le PLR et Le Centre au coude-à-coude, mauvaise journée pour les Verts et les Vert'libéraux". RTS Info (in French). 2023-10-22. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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