Géraldine Savary

Géraldine Savary (14 November 1968) is a journalist and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP), former member of the National Council and the Council of States and the current director of the Federal Commission of the Swiss postal services.

Early life and education She was born in Bulle in canton Fribourg into a family with a social background. The father was a typograph involved in the workers' union and her mother was a teacher. In the Swiss typographers strike in 1970s, in which her father was involved, she began to become familiar with the social issues of life as her father worried whether he would be able to keep his job. the Commission for Legal Issues, From June 1999 to December 2003 she was President of the SP Lausanne. In November 2018, she announced that she did not want to stand for re-election to the Council of States in 2019. but no violation was observed.

Personal life Géraldine Savary is married to Grégoire Junod (SP), the mayor of Lausanne and has two children.