Simonetta Sommaruga
politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Simonetta Sommaruga | |
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President of Switzerland | |
In office 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020 | |
Vice President | Guy Parmelin |
Preceded by | Ueli Maurer |
Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015 | |
Vice President | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
Preceded by | Didier Burkhalter |
Succeeded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
Vice President of Switzerland | |
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019 | |
President | Ueli Maurer |
Preceded by | Ueli Maurer |
Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
In office 2 January 2014 – 30 December 2014 | |
President | Didier Burkhalter |
Preceded by | Didier Burkhalter |
Succeeded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
Head of the Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications | |
Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Doris Leuthard |
Head of the Department of Justice and Police | |
In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
Succeeded by | Karin Keller-Sutter |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
Succeeded by | Élisabeth Baume-Schneider |
Personal details | |
Born | Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga 14 May 1960 Zug, Switzerland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Lukas Hartmann |
Education | Lucerne University University of Fribourg |
Sommaurga was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022.[1] She was Vice President of the Federal Council for the year 2014. In 2015 and 2020, she was President of the Swiss Confederation.
References
change- ↑ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux finances". TSR Télévision Suisse Romande. SRG SSR. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.