Green politics pioneer Daniel Brélaz has died

Green pioneer Daniel Brélaz has died Keystone-SDA

Former Swiss parliamentarian and mayor of Lausanne Daniel Brélaz is dead. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest at Lausanne University Hospital in the early hours of Sunday, his family announced.

The 75-year-old was in hospital because of a kidney problem, his son wrote in an email to the Keystone-SDA news agency. The cardiac arrest was unexpected. According to the family’s statement, a heart problem had also been diagnosed, but was categorised as secondary. An autopsy will now clarify the exact cause of death.

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The Vaud branch of the Green Party were shocked by Brélaz’s sudden death. “Daniel was a true pillar of our movement,” Vaud canton’s Green party president Rebecca Joly told Keystone-SDA.

Brélaz was elected to the House of Representatives in 1979. According to the party, he was the first Green politician elected to a national parliament worldwide. The mathematician by training was a member of parliament for over 20 years with a few breaks in between. He stepped down in March 2022.

Adapted from German by DeepL/ac

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