Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (born 24 December 1963 in Saint-Imier) is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Party of Labour and a current member of the Council of States. Early life and education. Élisabeth Baume-Schneider graduated from high school in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1983 and following she studied social sciences at the University of Neuchâtel. She obtained a licentiate in 1987. Between 1989 and 2002 she worked as a social worker in Franches-Montagnes and later for the cantonal administration of Jura. Political career. In 1995 she became a member of the Grand Council  of Jura over which she presided in 2000. Between December 2002 and 2015 she was a member of the government of the Canton of Jura in which she acted as the minister of education culture and sports. As such she was elected as the president of the strategic committee of the . In the federal elections of 2019, Baume-Schneider was elected to the Council of States. In January 2020 she was elected to the advisory council of the Fachhochschule. Personal life. Elisabeth Baume-Schneider is married and has two children. Her place of origin is Les Breleux, Jura, Switzerland. Élisabeth