Frédérique Perler (born August 21, 1960, in Basel) is a Geneva politician and member of the Green Party. She is an administrative councillor (executive) of the city of Geneva since June 1, 2020, at the head of the department of planning, construction and mobility. She is also Mayor of Geneva since June 1, 2021.
Contents
Biography
Frédérique Perler was born on August 21, 1960 in Basel, to a father from Vaud and a French mother.
She moved to Geneva in 1967, following her parents' divorce. Her mother worked in the computer field, in the Fiat car factory. She obtained a diploma in social work at the Institute of Social Studies in Geneva in the early 1980s, where she wrote her thesis with Ueli Leuenberger. She later obtained several advanced study certificates (practitioner trainer, debt management and social policy at the University of Geneva).
She worked from 1985 to 2020 at the Centre social Protestant, as a social worker and then as a trainer.
She is married and has two children.
Political career
She began her political career as a municipal councillor (legislative) in the city of Geneva. She was elected for two terms from 2003 to 2013. She was president of the City Council from 2010 to 2011.