Background
Petitpierre, Anne was born on September 21, 1943 in Geneva. Daughter of Rene Sauvain and Vera Sauvain-Boggia.
Petitpierre, Anne was born on September 21, 1943 in Geneva. Daughter of Rene Sauvain and Vera Sauvain-Boggia.
Geneva High School (Maturite, 1962). Universities of Geneva and Munich (Licence en droit, 1966. Doctor Juris, 1975). Lecturer (charge de cours) Faculty of Law University of Geneva, since 1987.
Spoken languages: French, Italian, English and German.
Private practice, Geneva, since 1972. Professor University Geneva, since 1993, University Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland, since 2004. Chairperson World Wildlife Fund Switzerland, 1979—1986.
Member Swiss Competition Commission, Bern, Switzerland, since 2002.
Chairperson Council Sustainable Development, Switzerland, 1998—2000. Member of Parliament Geneva State Parliament, 1977—1986. Vice president ICRC, 1987—2006.
Married Gilles Petitpierre, March 14, 1970.