Prix Jeunesse
The Prix Jeunesse is awarded annually by the participants in the federal youth session to a Swiss member of parliament who has made a special contribution to the youth. The award was launched on August 12, 2008 on International Youth Day by the Swiss Association of Youth Associations (SAJV) and the Youth Session Forum . The Prix Jeunesse is a challenge cup . The youth veto bell with the award winners engraved on the base symbolizes the responsibility of the award winners towards the concerns of young Swiss people.
Award winners
- 2008 Aargau National Councilor Pascale Bruderer ( SP )
- 2009 Lucerne National Councilor Otto Ineichen ( FDP )
- 2010 National Councilor Roger Nordmann ( SP )
- 2011 Geneva National Councilor Luc Barthassat ( CVP )
- 2012 National Councilor Mathias Reynard (SP)
- 2013 National Councilor Jean-François Steiert (SP)
- 2014 Federal President Didier Burkhalter (FDP)
Web links
- Prix Jeunesse
- sajv.ch - Website of the Swiss Working Group of Youth Associations
- Press release on the launch of the award (PDF; 43 kB)
- «Pascale Bruderer receives Prix Jeunesse 2008» - press release from the Swiss dispatch agency