Raphaël Comte

Raphaël Comte (born 28 September 1979) is a Swiss lawyer and politician. He has served as a member of the Council of States from 1 March 2010 to 1 December 2019,^[1] and was its president from 2015 to 2016.^[2]

Raphaël Comte
Raphaël Comte in 2010
Member of the Council of States
In office 1 March 2010 – 1 December 2019
President of the Council of States
In office 30 November 2015 – 28 November 2016
Preceded by	Claude Hêche
Succeeded by	Ivo Bischofberger
Personal details
Born	(1979-09-28) 28 September 1979 (age 45) Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Political party	FDP.The Liberals
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

A member of the Swiss delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2012, Comte serves as member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media. In addition, he is currently the Assembly's rapporteur on human rights in Ukraine^[3] as well as on the protection and preservation of Jewish heritage sites.^[4]

References

1. "Raphaël Comte". L'Assemblée fédérale — Le Parlement suisse. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
2. "Raphaël Comte – President Of The Council Of States 2015/16". Federal Assembly. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
3. Derogating from the European Convention on Human Rights during an emergency: rapporteur to visit Ukraine Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of April 6, 2017.
4. Preserving Jewish cultural heritage Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of October 4, 2019.

Preceded by Claude Hêche	President of the Council of States 2015/2016	Succeeded by Ivo Bischofberger