Adèle Thorens Goumaz

Adèle Thorens Goumaz (born 15 December 1971 in Solothurn) is a Swiss politician. She has been a member of the Council of States since December 2019. Previously, she served in the National Council of Switzerland from the Canton of Vaud from 2007 to 2019. She was elected as the co-President of the Green Party of Switzerland with Regula Rytz in 2012 and announced that she would not run for re-election in 2016, leaving the post solely in Rytz’s hands.[1] [2]

Adèle Thorens-Goumaz
Member of the Council of States
Preceded byGéraldine Savary
Assumed office
2 December 2019
ConstituencyVaud
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
In office
3 December 2007 – 1 December 2019
Succeeded byValentine Python
ConstituencyVaud
Co-leader of the Green Party of Switzerland (with Regula Rytz)
In office
12 April 2012 – 16 April 2016
Preceded byUeli Leuenberger
Succeeded byRegula Rytz
Personal details
Born(1971-12-15)15 December 1971
Solothurn, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Political partyGreen Party of Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Lausanne
OccupationPolitician

References
  1. "La Vaudoise Adèle Thorens a été élue co-présidente des Verts" (in French). RTS. 21 April 2012.
  2. "Adèle Thorens tritt als Co-Präsidentin der Grünen zurück". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 13 December 2015.
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