Background
Ms Salerno"s mother was French and her father was Italian.
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Sandrine Salerno
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University of Geneva.
Career
She was the Mayor of the city of Geneva from 2010-2011 and 2013-2014. She holds more than one passport. She has two children.
She holds a master"s degree in Public Administration and a bachelor"s degree in Political Science, both from the University of Geneva.
Between 1995 and 1997, she was Deputy Chief of the European Third World Centre (Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques) in the human rights programme. She was Company-ordinator in the Swiss Immigrants" Contact Centre from 1997 to 2001, a researcher at Geneva University from 2001 to 2006, and Deputy Head of the University Affairs unit in the Canton of Geneva"s Department of Education.
Ms Salerno is the fourth woman to hold office as Mayor of Geneva. Her appointment as mayor is for a fixed term.
She has revamped the regulations concerning rents and property management in the city and introduced new working conditions for city staff
Salerno has been a longtime campaigner for maternity rights. Pierre Maudet covered for her during her confinement.
Membership
She was elected to Geneva"s town council in 1999 and became a member of the executive in 2007.
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Political Party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland