Élisabeth Baume-Schneider

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Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Jura
Member of the Government of the Canton of Jura
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 December 2015
DepartmentEducation (2003–2006)
Formation, Culture and Sports (2007–2015)
Personal details
Born (1963-12-24) 24 December 1963 (age 60)
Saint-Imier, Bern, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpousePierre-André Baume
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Neuchâtel

Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (born 24 December 1963) is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)[1] and a current member of the Federal Council. She was elected on 7 December 2022, the first ever elected member from the Canton of Jura.[2]

Early life and education

Élisabeth Baume-Schneider was born to farmers in

Jura.[4]

Political career

In her early political career, she was influenced by the Polish Solidarnosc, her involvement at the Amnesty International and in the Socialist Workers Party, before she eventually joined the Social Democratic Party (SP).[5] in 1995 she became a member of the Grand Council of Jura over which she presided in 2000.[6] Between December 2002[4] and 2015 she was a member of the government of the Canton of Jura[7] in which she acted as the minister of education culture and sports.[8] As such she was elected as the president of the strategic committee of the Haute École Arc [fr].[8] As an Executive Councilor of Jura, she was involved in the negotiations in transferring Moutier from the majority German speaking Canton Berne to Jura which is a majority francophone canton.[5] She also instituted the bilingual high school exam in the canton.[5]

In the federal elections of 2019, Baume-Schneider was elected to the Council of States.[6] In January 2020 she was elected to the advisory council of the Fachhochschule.[9] In November 2022, she announced her candidacy to the Federal Council of Switzerland.[10]

Federal Councilor

On the 7 December 2022, she was

German-speaking part of Switzerland, which constitutes the majority of the Swiss population, is now underrepresented in the federal council, with only 3 of the 7 councillors hailing from this region.[2] She was assigned to the Federal Departement of Justice and Police in succession of fellow Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter who became the head of the Federal Department of Finance.[11]

Personal life

Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is married and has two children. Her

work-life balance and attempted to reserve half a day per week while acting in the executive council of Jura.[10] She then had to admit that this was not possible, and was grateful her partner reduced his work pensum to 50%.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Bundesratswahlen - Baume-Schneider schafft Überraschung +++ Rösti folgt auf Maurer". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ Nachrichtenredaktion. "Bundesratswahlen live: Wer folgt auf Maurer und Sommaruga?". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "DIJU - Dictionnaire du Jura – Baume-Schneider, Elisabeth (1963-)". www.diju.ch. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Knellwolf, Thomas (7 December 2022). "Elisabeth Baume-Schneider im Porträt – Die Unterschätzte ist ganz oben angekommen". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Ständeratswahlen Jura - CVP und SP verteidigen im Jura ihre Sitze im Ständerat". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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  9. ^ News, https://www fhnews ch FH (17 January 2020). "Neue Politiker im Beirat von FH SCHWEIZ". FH News (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ a b c d Biner, David (11 November 2022). "Die welsche Variable: Élisabeth Baume-Schneider will Bundesrätin werden und zwingt damit die Fraktion, das SP-Ticket auf drei Plätze aufzustocken". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  11. ^ Briner, Maja (10 January 2023). "Die neue Bundesrätin Baume-Schneider erbt einen Pendenzenberg". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Member of the Swiss Federal Council
2023–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Head of the Department of Justice and Police
2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the Department of Home Affairs
2024–present 		Incumbent
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