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Christian Levrat

Swiss politician

Christian Levrat (born 7 July 1970) is a Swiss politician. He served as the President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland from 2008 until 2020.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Levrat (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 7, 1970.¹

About

He has served as a member of the Council of States from Fribourg since 2012. Prior to the Council of states, He was a member of the National Council from 2003 to 2012. He became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Post in 2021.

Levrat was born in La Tour-de-Trême, now part of Bulle in the Canton of Fribourg. He earned a bilingual law degree from University of Fribourg and a master's degree at the University of Leicester.

He has citizenship in Pont (Veveyse), Le Crêt, Esmonts and Siviriez.

In 2008, he was elected as the President of the Social Democratic Party, succeeding Hans-Jürg Fehr, who resigned after a weak showing in the 2007 Swiss federal election. He led the party for 12 years and stepped down in October 2020 after the Cédric Wermuth and Mattea Meyer as Co-Presidents.

From Wikipedia’s article on Christian Levrat, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Die Schweizerische PostChair Dec 1, 2021 to now¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Leicester³
Date not recordedUniversity of Fribourg³

Career

Occupation: politician, jurist, political scientist, trade unionist.⁸

Since 2021Chair, Die Schweizerische Post⁷
Since 2020Manager⁴
2012 to 2021Member of the Swiss Council of States^{4 5}
2008 to 2020Chairperson, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland⁴
2003 to 2012Member of the Swiss National Council^{4 5}
Date not recordedChair, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland⁶

Personal life

BornJul 7, 1970, La Tour-de-Trême⁹
CitizenshipSwitzerland¹⁰
ResidenceVuadens¹¹

Sources

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WikidataChristian Levrat on Wikidata
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WikipediaChristian Levrat on Wikipedia
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WikidataChristian Levrat: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: Member of the Swiss National Council, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the Swiss National Council, as reported by parlament.ch council member database
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WikidataChristian Levrat: Chair, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: Chair, Die Schweizerische Post, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataChristian Levrat: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataDie Schweizerische Post, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsChristian Levrat photo by Services du Parlement, Attribution