Yvette Jaggi

Yvette Jaggi (born 11 February 1941) is a Swiss politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she served in both the National Council and the Council of States. She was the first woman to be elected as mayor of Lausanne in 1989. From 1998 to 2005, she served as the president of Pro Helvetia. In 2013, Jaggi was made as a Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.

Yvette Jaggi
President of Pro Helvetia
In office 1998–2005
Preceded by	Rosemarie Simmen
Succeeded by	Mario Annoni
86th Mayor of Lausanne
In office 1 January 1990 – 31 December 1997
Preceded by	Paul-René Martin
Succeeded by	Jean-Jacques Schilt
Member of the Council of States
In office 30 November 1987 – 24 November 1991
Member of the National Council
In office 26 November 1979 – 29 November 1987
Personal details
Born	11 February 1941 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Education	University of Lausanne
Occupation	politician
Awards	Ordre national du Mérite

Early life and education

Jaggi was born in Lausanne on 11 February 1941. She studied economics and humanities at the University of Lausanne, graduating in 1964. In 1970, she earned a doctorate in political science.^[1]

Career

Jaggi joined the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland in 1972, a year after Swiss women obtained the right to vote in federal elections during a 1971 referendum.

In 1979, she was elected to the Swiss National Council.^[2][3]

From 1987 to 1991, Jaggi served in the Swiss Council of States.

She was elected to the Lausanne Municipal Council in 1981 and headed the city's finance department.^[4] In 1989, she was re-elected to the same office and, in November of that year, was elected as the first woman, and third socialist, mayor of Lausanne. She took mayoral office in 1990 and was mayor until 1997, having been re-elected in 1993.

Honours

On 21 February 2013, Jaggi was decorated as a Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite in a ceremony at the French Embassy in Bern.^[5]