Cesla Amarelle
Amarelle in 2011
Personal details
Born (1973-09-14) 14 September 1973 (age 50)
Montevideo
CitizenshipUruguay, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Switzerland
ResidenceYverdon-les-Bains
Websitewww.cesla-amarelle.ch

Cesla Virginia Amarelle (born 14 September 1973, Montevideo) is an Uruguayan-Swiss jurist and politician. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and a professor of law at University of Neuchâtel.

Early life

Cesla Amarelle was born on 14 September 1973 in Montevideo, Uruguay, three months after the 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état that brought a military dictatorship to power in the country.[1] Her parents, both leftist activists, decided to flee Uruguay and in 1977, while working for an international organization in Geneva, Switzerland, settled in Yverdon-les-Bains.[2] Amarelle became a naturalized citizen of Switzerland at the age of 16.[3]

Academic career

In 2008–09, Amarelle lectured at University of Fribourg and was its chair for international and European law. She was made an assistant professor on migration law at the University of Neuchâtel the following year.[4] Since January 2016, she has been a professor of public and migration law there.[5]

Political career

Amarelle joined the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland in 1999. She was the vice president of the party's chapter in the Canton of Vaud from 2004 to 2008 and then that chapter's president from 2008 to 2012.[6]

Personal life

Amarelle is married to Philipp Müller.[7]

References

  1. ^ "A côté de la politique, Cesla Amarelle a deux autres vies" (PDF). 24 heures (in French). 23 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Cheffe du Département de la formation, de la jeunesse et de la culture" (in French). Canton of Vaud. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ ""Je vais rester tranquille jusqu'au 14 décembre"". Le Temps (in French). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Cesla Amarelle, professeure titulaire" (in French). University of Neuchâtel Faculty of Law. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Cesla Amarelle (sp) Waadt". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Cesla Amarelle" (in French). Federal Assembly of Switzerland. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ Chuard, Patrick (29 May 2017). "Le mari de Cesla Amarelle jette l'éponge". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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