Marguerite Narbel

Marguerite Narbel
President of the Grand Council of Vaud
In office
May 1981 – May 1982
Preceded byGilliand Olivier
Succeeded byPerey André
Member of the Grand Council of Vaud
for Lausanne
In office
1970–1986
Personal details
Born(1918-02-07)7 February 1918
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Died2 June 2010(2010-06-02) (aged 92)
Lutry, Vaud, Switzerland
Political partyLiberal Party of Switzerland
SpouseJean-René Hofstetter (divorced)
Alma materUniversity of Lausanne

Marguerite Narbel-Hofstetter (7 February 1918 – 2 June 2010) was a Swiss biologist and politician who served on the Grand Council of Vaud from 1970 until 1986. A member of the Liberal Party of Switzerland, Narbel became the first woman to serve as president of the council in 1981.