Jean Christophe Schwaab

Jean Christophe Schwaab

Doctor of Law

Member of the communal parliament in Bourg–en–Lavaux, responsible for social affairs, works and infrastructure   


Member of ComCom since 2021


Education
Certificate of Advanced Studies in budgetary and fiscal politics, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (2010)
Doctorate in Economic Law (intellectual property and competition law), University of Bern (2009)
Law degree, University of Bern (2003)
Continuing education in political economy and public finance, University of Neuchâtel

Professional activities
Since 2019: Director of Chemins de Fer du Jura SA (railway) and Retraites Populaires (insurance)
Since 2016: Member of the communal parliament in Bourg–en–Lavaux, responsible for social affairs, works and infrastructure
Since 2007: Lecturer on collective agreements, social partnership, labour market and political institutions, for the trade union training institute movendo
2012 – 2016: President for French–speaking Switzerland and member of the National Executive Board of the Swiss Bank Employees Association (ASEB)
2007 – 2012: Member of the central secretariat (responsible in particular for labour law, safety at work and youth policy) at the Union Syndicale Suisse (Swiss Labour Union)
2004 – 2007: Secretary for Youth, Unia trade union
2002 – 2003: Legal officer at Association Transports et Environnement (ATE)

Political activities
2011 – 2017: Member of the National Council (SP/VD), member of the Legal Affairs Committee (president 2016–2017, vice–president 2014–2015)
2007 – 2011: Member of the Vaud cantonal parliament
2011 – 2016: Member of the communal council in Bourg–en–Lavaux
1999 – 2008: Member of the communal council in Riex

Other activities
Since 2018: Member of the Steering Committee of the Fédération romande des consommateurs FRC (consumers’ federation of French-speaking Switzerland) (and president of the commission on digitalisation)
Since 2007: Member of the committee of the Vaud section of Swiss Labour Assistance (SLA)
2010 – 2019 : Director of Cooqpit integration cooperative
2012 – 2017: President of the network Swiss Labour Assistance (SLA)
2007 – 2017: Member of the Solifonds Foundation Board
2007 – 2011: Member of the Federal Commission for Child and Youth Affairs (FCCY)
2002 – 2005: Member of the committee of the Swiss Youth Work Council (SNYC)

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