Lise Girardin

Lise Girardin
Member of the Council of States
In office
29 November 1971 – 20 November 1975
Member of the Grand Council of Geneva
In office
November 1961 – November 1973
Mayor of Geneva
In office
1 June 1975 – 31 May 1976
In office
1 June 1972 – 31 May 1973
In office
1 June 1968 – 31 May 1969
Personal details
Born(1921-02-15)15 February 1921
Geneva, Switzerland
Died16 October 2010(2010-10-16) (aged 89)
Political partyFree Democratic Party

Lise Girardin (15 February 1921 – 16 October 2010) was a Swiss politician. A member of the Free Democratic Party, she was the first woman to be elected mayor of Geneva and the first woman named to the Council of States.[1][2]

  1. ^ "First female member of Senate dies". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "First Swiss Woman Wins Federal Office". New York Times. 1 November 1971.

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