Chantal Galladé


Chantal Galladé is a Swiss politician, represented the Canton of Zürich in the Swiss National Council as member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland from December 2003 until December 2018.

Early life and education

Born and raised in the municipality of Winterthur, Galladé is citizen of the municipality of Isérables in the canton of Valais. She attended an apprenticeship as merchant from 1989 to 1992, studied avocationally on higher education entrance qualification by 1996, and graduated on pedagogy and political science at the University of Zürich in 2008. Besides, Galladé was engaged as commissioner for apprenticeships, professor at the cantonal college, and member of the parliament of the Canton of Zürich.

Political career

In 1990 Chantal Galladé became a member of the Social Democratic Party. She co-initiated the youth parliament, the youth lobby and the cultural center in Winterthur in 1994. Three years later, Galladé was elected as member of the SP party in the parliament of the Canton of Zürich by 2003. Since December 2003, she's member of the Swiss National Council, among others focussing on the fields of youth, sustainability and national security policy.
At the beginning of June 2018, the eligible voters elected Galladé school president of the district school administration in Winterthur Stadt-Töss. Due to the full-time office, she will step down from the National Council at the end of November 2018.

Personal life

Chantal Galladé is mother of a daughter born in 2005. She was in a relationship with Daniel Jositsch.