Benoît Genecand
Benoît Genecand was a Swiss politician. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he served on the National Council of Switzerland from 2015 to 2019 and the Grand Council of Geneva from 2013 to 2015.
Biography
Genecand was born in Geneva on 28 January 1964 to a family of farmers. He had the citizenship of Switzerland and France. He had a sister, Marie-Pierre, who became a journalist with Le Temps. Their father, Jean-Claude Genecand, was a baker by profession and served in the Grand Council of Geneva as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland from 1985 to 1997.Genecand earned a degree in political science from the University of Geneva in 1988 and was initially hired by UBS as a branch manager. He was Director of UBS Geneva from 2002 to 2007. He then became an independent consultant and administrator.
In June 2019, it was revealed that Genecand was suffering from an advanced stage of cancer. A few days later, he announced that he would not seek re-election in that year's election. He died on 11 August 2021 at the age of 57 in Geneva.
Genecand was married to Corinne Notz, a masseuse. He was the father of five children, including Grand Council of Geneva and PLR member Adrien Genecand, who had been engaged in politics before his father.