Estelle Revaz
Estelle Revaz | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council (Switzerland) | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Carlo Sommaruga |
| Constituency | Canton of Geneva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Estelle Revaz 12 July 1989 Martigny, Switzerland |
| Citizenship |
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| Alma mater | Conservatoire de Paris Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln |
| Occupation | Cellist, docent and politician |
| Website | Official website Parliament website |
Estelle Revaz (French pronunciation: [ɛstɛl ʁəvaz]; born 12 July 1989) is a Swiss cellist, docent and politician who currently serves on the National Council (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party since 2023.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Revaz was born 12 July 1989 in Martigny, Switzerland, to Jean-Charles Revaz, a researcher of classical literature, and Jeannine Revaz (née Michel), an Austrian-born singer.[3] She has a younger brother, Tristan Revaz.[4]
Until age 10, Revaz was raised in Salvan, Switzerland and studied music at the Conservatory of Sierre in Sierre. In 1999, aged 10, she and her family relocated to Paris, France. There she was educated further at the Conservatoire de Paris, primarily by Jérôme Pernoo, and in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Cologne, Germany by Maria Kliegel.
Politics
[edit]She joined the Social Democratic Party and was ultimately elected during the 2023 Swiss federal election. Since 4 December 2023 she serves on the National Council of Switzerland.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Candidate genevoise aux élections fédérales – Estelle Revaz, la saltimbanque entrée en politique grâce au Covid". Tribune de Genève (in French). 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Death notice of Mrs. Rosette Revaz (née Crettaz; 1920-2018), her grandmother https://www.todesanzeigenportal.ch/?Je4DGpo6JOaE3jOEKSn7LHFdQeprhBTOuGKu4985ClXXHJfPveyuxSd4NC7x4COar3F6DAFkkBJd82lsX6s0r8so8t70JkGEnGs10juZ7UUcdXC5jrlwf3D0Q9olmLnx7uBE0AZspICN4K6JJPCF1I6uXcCFb5BSXLXMF07
- ^ https://www.estellerevaz.com/presse/Presse%20EN%20Article%20coop.pdf (in French)
- ^ "Einführungstag im Bundeshaus - "Ein emotionaler Tag" – Neulinge erstmals als Gewählte in Bern". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Genfer Wahlsensation – Als Cellistin musste sie plötzlich pausieren – jetzt wird sie Nationalrätin". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Wanner, Aufgezeichnet von Christoph Bernet, Maja Briner, Doris Kleck und Anna (2023-12-23). "Neu gewählte Nationalräte - "Mich erinnert es an ein Ballett": Wie eine Cellistin, eine Ärztin, ein Ex-Moderator und die Jüngste ihren Start im Bundeshaus erlebt haben". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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