Céline Vara

Céline Vara (born 4 October 1984) is a Swiss-Italian lawyer and politician of the Green Party of Switzerland (GPS). She is currently a member of the Council of States of Switzerland.

Early life and education Céline Vara was born to a florist from Neuchâtel and a Sicilian immigrant. In her youth, while studying at the Gymnasium, she took part in a beauty contest at a local Wine festival during which she was elected the "Miss Fête des Vendanges" in 2001. She studied law at the University of Neuchâtel with a specialization in health and biotechnology law.

Political career Her political career began shortly ahead of the referendum on the adaption of the law concerning the abortion, just before she became eighteen years old. She was elected to the Council of States of Switzerland in the parliamentarian elections of October 2019. She assumed her post on the 2 December 2019 and took a seat in the commissions focusing on foreign policy and law. She holds both Swiss and Italian nationality.