Joseph Deiss

Joseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is a Swiss politician. He is a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). He was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006, heading first the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999–2002) and then the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (2003–2006). He was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010.

Joseph Deiss
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office September 14, 2010 – September 14, 2011
Vice President	Mark Lyall Grant
Preceded by	Ali Abdussalam Treki
Succeeded by	Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1999–2006
Preceded by	Flavio Cotti
Succeeded by	Doris Leuthard
President of Switzerland
In office January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004
Vice President	Samuel Schmid
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Samuel Schmid
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-18) January 18, 1946 Fribourg, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Political party	CVP/PDC
Children	3
Profession	Economist
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Other websites

• Joseph Deiss in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Political offices
Preceded by Flavio Cotti	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1999-2006	Succeeded by Doris Leuthard
Preceded by Pascal Couchepin	President of Switzerland 2004	Succeeded by Samuel Schmid
Preceded by Ali Abdussalam Treki	President of the United Nations General Assembly 2010–2011	Succeeded by Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser