- Yvette Estermann
Yvette Estermann née Gavlasova (born
February 16 1967 ) is a Swiss politician and member of the National Council from theCanton of Lucerne .Estermann was born in
Bratislava ,Czechoslovakia (nowSlovakia ). She studiedmedicine at theComenius University , where she obtained herdoctorate in 1993. One year later, she emigrated to Switzerland to marry her Swiss partner and pursue studies in homeopathic medicine. After ceasing to practice medicine due to the time demands of her political office, she now works as alife coaching consultant. Estermann lives inKriens with her son and husband.After obtaining
Swiss citizenship in 1999, Estermann joined the right-wingSwiss People's Party (SVP). In 2005, she was elected to the cantonal parliament, theGrand Council of Lucerne , and in the 2007 national elections, she was elected to the National Council.References
*cite news|title=Schweiz Aktuell|publisher=
SF 1 |date=December 7, 2007|url=http://www.sf.tv/sf1/schweizaktuell/index.php?docid=20071207External links
* [http://www.yvette-estermann.ch Personal website]
*parliament.ch|3876
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