Stéphane Rossini
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9 August 1963 Sion, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Stéphane Rossini (born 9 August 1963 in Sion, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician and the former President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (2008–2012).
Rossini sat on the Grand Council of Valais (1993–1999).[1] In 2011, he announced his candidacy to replace Micheline Calmy-Rey in the Swiss Federal Council election, 2011 ("National Council"). He was elected to the National Council and re-elected that same year during the national elections. He was subsequently elected President of the National Council in 2014. He chose not to run in the 2015 national elections.
In 2015, he was president of the House of Representatives.[2]
References
- ↑ "Président du National: Stéphane Rossini, la politique chevillée au cœur - Suisse - lematin.ch". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "High-stakes year ahead for Switzerland’s new president". Swissinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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| Preceded by Ruedi Lustenberger |
President of the National Council 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Christa Markwalder |
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