Brenda Tuosto
Brenda Tuosto | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brenda Tuosto in 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1989 |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Brenda Tuosto (born 6 January 1989) is a Swiss politician from the Social Democratic Party and urban planner. She has been a member of the National Council since 2023.
Early life
[edit]Brenda Tuosto was born in January 1989.[1] She grew up in Les Tuileries-de-Grandson, a village near Grandson.[2]
Tuosto studied geography at the University of Lausanne and has a master's degree in urban planning.[3]
Until her election to the Municipality (Exekutive) of Yverdon-les-Bains in 2021, she worked for the city of Biel as co-responsible for the transport sector, having previously been involved with the Yverdon bypass project.[4][2]
Political career
[edit]She was a member of the Young Greens before joining the Social Democratic Party.[2]
She served on the Grandson Municipal Council (legislative) from 2016 to 2021.[4]
In March 2021, she was elected to the Yverdon municipal council (executive) in the first round of voting with 52.3% of the vote, making her the third-strongest candidate.[4][2] There, she is responsible for the building department and the environment and mobility department.[3]
In the 2023 Swiss federal election, she secured the first substitute position for her party. With the election of Pierre-Yves Maillard to the Council of States in the same elections, she immediately moved up to the National Council.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 David Genillard (23 October 2023). "Success story politique. Brenda Tuosto: «Je ne crois pas au parcours traditionnel»". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Erwan Le Bec (22 November 2020). "Politique yverdonnoise. «Elle n'est pas parachutée parce qu'elle a grandi à cinq minutes d'ici»". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- 1 2 "Municipalité d'Yverdon-les-Bains" (in French). Website der Gemeinde Yverdon-les-Bains. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 Erwan Le Bec (9 March 2021). "Élections communales. «Les Yverdonnois n'en pouvaient plus de l'agressivité ambiante»". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
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- Biography of Brenda Tuosto on the website of the Swiss Parliament.