Léonore Porchet

Porchet served as a Communal Councilor and leader of the Greens in Lausanne from 2015 to 2017^[4] and was later elected to the Grand Council of Vaud Canton in 2017.^[5] In the 2019 Swiss federal election, Porchet was elected to the National Council.

During her political career, Porchet has focused on issues around equality,^[6] combatting street harassment,^{[7][8][9][10]} health,^[11][12] universal basic income,^[13][14] career training for students,^[15] arts and culture,^[16][17] as well as mobility and exercise.^[18][19]

In the National Council, Porchet sits on the Public Health and Social Security Committee, the National Security Committee and the Judicial Committee.^[1]

Outside of her political work, Porchet has been on the board of the diabetes charity Diabète Vaud since 2019^[20] and has been president of the Organization EyesUp since 2018.^[21]

Prior to the 2015 Swiss federal election, Porchet was featured on MoiCandidat.ch, a documentary series by Radio Télévision Suisse that followed candidates on the campaign trail.^[22]

• Official website
• Céline Zünd (17 June 2019). ""On n'attendra pas vingt-huit ans"". Le Temps. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
• Mathieu Signorell (23 October 2017). "Les Lausannois s'imposent au micro des nouveaux députés". 24heures. Retrieved 21 October 2019.