Léonare porchet portrait

Léonore Porchet, (born 9 July 1989) is a Swiss politician. A member of the Green Party of Switzerland, Porchet has represented Vaud canton in the National Council since the 2019 Swiss federal election.

Biography

Léonore Porchet was born on 9 July 1989 in Châtel-Saint-Denis, but grew up in the town of Muntelier.[1]

Porchet spent her youth in the northern part of Vaud, then studied history and art at University of Lausanne, where she received her Master of Letters degree in 2015. Her thesis focused on the use of comics as political communication in Geneva.[2]

Porchet began her career as a communications specialist and project manager, specializing in health, culture and urban planning.[3] At the end of 2019, she began working as a freelance professional.

Political career

Porchet served as a Communal Councilor and leader of the Greens in Lausanne from 2015 to 2017[4] and was later elected to the Grand Council of Vaud Canton in 2017.[5] In the 2019 Swiss federal election, Porchet was elected to the National Council.

During her political career, Porchet has focused on issues around equality,[6] combatting street harassment,[7][8][9][10] health,[11][12] universal basic income,[13][14] career training for students,[15] arts and culture,[16][17] as well as mobility and exercise.[18][19]

In the National Council, Porchet sits on the Public Health and Social Security Committee, the National Security Committee and the Judicial Committee.[1]

Outside of her political work, Porchet has been on the board of the diabetes charity Diabète Vaud since 2019[20] and has been president of the Organization EyesUp since 2018.[21]

Prior to the 2015 Swiss federal election, Porchet was featured on MoiCandidat.ch, a documentary series by Radio Télévision Suisse that followed candidates on the campaign trail.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographie de Léonore Porchet". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. ↑ "La profession".
  3. ↑ Lise Bourgeois (27 June 2017). "Bête d'hémicycle, Léonore Porchet perpétue une tradition de lutte". 24 heures. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  4. ↑ Cindy Mendicino (12 June 2017). ""J'ai tenu à encourager la relève chez les Verts"". 24 heures. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  5. ↑ "Membre du Grand Conseil". vd.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  6. ↑ Talissa Rodriguez (7 March 2018). "Un 8 mars combatif, boosté par le phénomène #MeToo". 24 heures. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  7. ↑ Darius Rochebin (14 November 2016). "Campagne contre les violences sexuelles: les précisions de Léonore Porchet, conseillère communale et présidente des Verts lausannois" (video). Le 19h30 (in French). RTS. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  8. ↑ M. Rochat; E. Moisy; B. Fruttiger; J. Méry; F. Rosé (8 March 2016). "Le harcèlement de rue est difficile à supporter pour les femmes". Le 19h30 (in French). RTS. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  9. ↑ Laurent Antonoff (22 January 2016). ""A Lausanne, je réfléchis par où je rentre chez moi le soir venu"". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  10. ↑ Sylvia Revello (5 August 2018). "Harcèlement de rue: en Suisse, des mesures pour pallier le vide juridique". letemps.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  11. ↑ Alexandra Richard (11 March 2020). "Deux objets au Parlement pour intégrer le genre dans les politiques de santé". rts.ch. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Annick Chevillot (13 December 2019). "Voici les parlementaires qui auront le plus d'influence en politique de la santé à Berne". heidi.news.ch. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ↑ Joan Plancade (5 January 2017). "Revenu de base : une approche libérale en test". bilan.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  14. ↑ Catherine Dubouloz (13 April 2016). "Lausanne pourrait tester le RBI". letemps.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  15. ↑ Léonore Porchet (19 January 2017). "Une loi pour loger les jeunes en formation". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  16. ↑ Lise Bourgeois (19 June 2017). "Les élus refusent d'étudier l'idée d'une "artothèque"". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  17. ↑ Lise Bourgeois (5 February 2018). "L'artothèque réapparaît, au Grand Conseil cette fois". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019..
  18. ↑ Cindy Mendicino (27 March 2018). "Le tram est miné par son héritage politique". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Léonore Porchet (10 January 2019). "Les projets autoroutiers vont à rebours du bon sens". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  20. ↑ "Qui sommes-nous, comment nous contacter et où nous trouver?". diabetevaud.ch. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "L'Équipe EyesUp". eyesupapp.ch. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  22. ↑ "Moicandidat.ch - Play RTS" (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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