Esther Alder

Swiss politician

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Ester Alder
Ester Alder in 2014.

Mayor of Geneva
In office 1 June 2015 – 31 May 2016
Preceded by	Sami Kanaan

Personal details
Born	1958 Solothurn, Switzerland
Political party	Green Party
Occupation	Politician
Website	estheralder.blog.tdg.ch

Esther Alder (born 1958 in Solothurn) is a Swiss politician. She has served on the City Council of Geneva since 2011. As of 2015, she was the mayor of Geneva. She is a member of the Green Party.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Having moved to Geneva at nine years old, Alder continued her education there, which she had started in the canton of Solothurn. She obtained a diploma in administration and development and a HES social worker diploma from the University of Geneva. She began her career as a youth worker from 1977 to 1983.

Political background

In 1995 she was elected to the legislative municipal council of the city of Geneva. She left the assembly in 1997 when she was elected deputy to the Grand Council of Geneva, a position she held for twelve years. She was elected to the administrative council of Geneva in 2011 where she headed the Department of Social Cohesion and Solidarity.

References

^ "Esther Alder". Ville de Genève (in French). August 4, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ Culet, Julien (June 2, 2015). "Esther Alder 2.0 débute son année de mairie". 20 Minuten (in French). Retrieved October 17, 2015.