Chantal Galladé | |
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Chantal Galladé in 2008
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Assumed office 2003 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Winterthur, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
17 December 1972
Nationality | Swiss |
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Winterthur |
Alma mater | University of Zurich |
Occupation | education researcher and politician |
Website |
chantalgallade |
Chantal Galladé (born 17 December 1972 in Winterthur) is a Swiss politician, representing the Canton of Zürich in the Swiss National Council as member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) since 1 December 2003.
Born and raised in the municipality of Winterthur, Galladé is citizen of the municipality of Isérables in the canton of Valais. She attended an apprenticeship as merchant (KV) from 1989 to 1992, studied avocationally on higher education entrance qualification (Maturitätschule für Erwachsene) by 1996, and graduated on pedagogy and political science at the University of Zürich in 2008. Besides, Galladé was engaged as commissioner for apprenticeships, professor at the cantonal college, and member of the parliament (Kantonsrat) of the Canton of Zürich.
In 1990 Chantal Galladé became a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP). She co-initiated the youth parliament (Jugendparlament), the youth lobby (Jugendlobby) and the cultural center (Kulturzentrum) in Winterthur in 1994. Three years later, Galladé was elected as member of the SP party in the parliament of the Canton of Zürich by 2003. Since December 2003, she's member of the Swiss National Council, among others focussing on the fields of youth, sustainability and national security policy.
Chantal Galladé is mother of a daughter born in 2005. She was in a relationship with Daniel Jositsch.