Stéphane Rossini
Swiss politician
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| Intro | Swiss politician | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| is | Politician Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Politics | |
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| Birth | 9 August 1963, Sion, Sion District, Canton of Valais, Lake Geneva region | |
| Age | 61 years | |
| Politics: | Social Democratic Party Of Switzerland |
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Stéphane Rossini (born 9 August 1963 in Sion, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician and the former vice President of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (2008–2012).
Rossini sat on the Grand Council of Valais (1993–1999). In 2011, he announced his candidacy to replace Micheline Calmy-Rey in the Swiss Federal Council election, 2011 ("National Council"). He was elected to the National Council and re-elected that same year during the national elections. He was subsequently elected President of the National Council in 2014. He chose not to run in the 2015 national elections.
In 2015, he was president of the House of Representatives.