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[show] Doris Leuthard Doris Leuthard 2011.jpg President of Switzerland Incumbent Assumed office 1 January 2017 Vice President Alain Berset Preceded by Johann Schneider-Ammann In office 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010 Vice President Moritz Leuenberger Micheline Calmy-Rey Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey Vice President of Switzerland In office 1 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 President Johann Schneider-Ammann Preceded by Johann Schneider-Ammann Succeeded by Alain Berset In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 President Hans-Rudolf Merz Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Incumbent Assumed office 1 November 2010 Preceded by Moritz Leuenberger Minister of Economic Affairs In office 1 August 2006 – 31 October 2010 Preceded by Joseph Deiss Succeeded by Johann Schneider-Ammann Member of the Swiss Federal Council Incumbent Assumed office 1 August 2006 Preceded by Joseph Deiss Personal details Born 10 April 1963 (age 54) Merenschwand, Switzerland Political party Christian Democratic People's Party Spouse(s) Roland Hausin Alma mater University of Zurich Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council, and was elected as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2010 and 2017.[1][2] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Biography[edit] From 1 August 2006 until 31 October 2010 she was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (the Swiss commerce minister). Since 1 November 2010 she is head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. She was elected President of the Confederation for 2010,[3] and on 7 December 2016 for 2017.[4][5] Leuthard was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2006 and President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (2004–2006). She represented Aargau.[5] Following the resignation of Joseph Deiss from the Swiss Federal Council, Leuthard was elected as his successor on 14 June 2006. She received 133 out of 234 valid votes, and became the 109th member (and fifth woman) of the Federal Council. Her election represented a departure from a long precedent of replacing a member of the Federal Council with someone from the same language group. While Deiss was a French speaker, Leuthard is a German speaker. For the calendar year 2009, Leuthard was elected Vice President of the Swiss Confederation, virtually assuring her election as president for the calendar year 2010. Due to a large amount of turnover on the Council in recent years, she was the longest-serving councilor not to have served as president. She was the third woman to hold the post, after Ruth Dreifuss (1999) and Micheline Calmy-Rey (2007).[6] As President of the Confederation, Leuthard presided over meetings of the Federal Council and carried out representative functions that would normally be handled by a head of state in other democracies (though in Switzerland, the Federal Council as a whole is regarded as the head of state). She was also the highest-ranking official in the Swiss order of precedence, and had the power to act on behalf of the whole Council in emergency situations. However, in most cases, Leuthard was merely primus inter pares, with no power above and beyond her six colleagues. She was succeeded by Calmy-Rey in 2011, the first time two women had held the office in succession. Following a reshuffle of portfolios after the by-election of two new councilors in 2010, Leuthard replaced outgoing Moritz Leuenberger at the head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.[7] The project SAFFA 2020 is under the patronage of the three federal councillors (Bundesrat) Doris Leuthard, Simonetta Sommaruga and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf as well as by the former councillor (aBR) Micheline Calmy-Rey.[8] See also[edit] Swiss Federal Council elections of 14 June 2006 List of current Vice Presidents References[edit] Jump up ^ "Doris Leuthard neue Bundespräsidentin". Retrieved 2009-12-02. Jump up ^ "Doris Leuthard ist der Politik nicht müde". SRF Tagesschau. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-12-09. Jump up ^ "Doris Leuthard neue Bundespräsidentin". Retrieved 2009-12-02. Jump up ^ "Doris Leuthards beachtlicher Weg". 10vor10. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-12-09. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leuthard Elected Swiss President for 2017". Swissinfo. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016. Jump up ^ Skard, Torild (2014) "Ruth Dreifuss, Micheline Calmy-Rey and Doris Leuthard" in Women of power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0, pp. 404-7 Jump up ^ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux finances". TSR Télévision Suisse Romande. SRG SSR. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010. Jump up ^ "Patronat" (in German). 2020.ch. Retrieved 2014-12-02. External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doris Leuthard. Profile of Doris Leuthard with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council. Biography of Doris Leuthard on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German) Address by Doris Leuthard (as President of Switzerland) at the General Debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 23 September 2010: video (in French); written translation of the statement into English[permanent dead link] Andreas Steigmeier: Doris Leuthard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2006-09-26. Political offices Preceded by Joseph Deiss Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2006–present Incumbent Minister of Economic Affairs 2006–2010 Succeeded by Johann Schneider-Ammann Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz Vice President of Switzerland 2009 Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger President of Switzerland 2010 Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey Preceded by Moritz Leuenberger Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications 2010–present Incumbent Preceded by Johann Schneider-Ammann Vice President of Switzerland 2016 Succeeded by Alain Berset President of Switzerland 2017–present Incumbent [show] v t e President of the Swiss Confederation (list) [show] v t e Swiss Federal Council Authority control WorldCat Identities VIAF: 100656643 LCCN: n2009055455 ISNI: 0000 0000 8008 5585 GND: 1050736621 HDS: 46646 Categories: 1963 births20th-century Swiss people20th-century women politicians21st-century Swiss people21st-century women politiciansAargau politiciansAgriculture ministers of SwitzerlandChristian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland politiciansFemale heads of stateLiving peopleMembers of the National Council (Switzerland)Members of the Swiss Federal CouncilPeople from Muri DistrictSwiss Roman CatholicsUniversity of Zurich alumniWomen members of the National Council (Switzerland)Women members of the Swiss Federal Council Navigation menu Not logged inTalkContributionsCreate accountLog inArticleTalkReadEditView historySearch Search Wikipedia Go Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages Alemannisch العربية Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Latina Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Occitan Polski Português Română Rumantsch Русский Scots Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Yorùbá 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2017, at 02:35. 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Doris Leuthard
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| Doris Leuthard | |
|---|---|
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| President of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2017 | |
| Vice President | Alain Berset |
| Preceded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| In office 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010 | |
| Vice President | Moritz Leuenberger Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Succeeded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 | |
| President | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Preceded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Succeeded by | Alain Berset |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 | |
| President | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Succeeded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 1 August 2006 – 31 October 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Deiss |
| Succeeded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Deiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1963 Merenschwand, Switzerland |
| Political party | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Roland Hausin |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council, and was elected as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2010 and 2017.[1][2]
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[hide]Biography[edit]
From 1 August 2006 until 31 October 2010 she was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (the Swiss commerce minister). Since 1 November 2010 she is head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. She was elected President of the Confederation for 2010,[3] and on 7 December 2016 for 2017.[4][5]
Leuthard was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2006 and President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (2004–2006). She represented Aargau.[5]
Following the resignation of Joseph Deiss from the Swiss Federal Council, Leuthard was elected as his successor on 14 June 2006. She received 133 out of 234 valid votes, and became the 109th member (and fifth woman) of the Federal Council. Her election represented a departure from a long precedent of replacing a member of the Federal Council with someone from the same language group. While Deiss was a French speaker, Leuthard is a German speaker.
For the calendar year 2009, Leuthard was elected Vice President of the Swiss Confederation, virtually assuring her election as president for the calendar year 2010. Due to a large amount of turnover on the Council in recent years, she was the longest-serving councilor not to have served as president. She was the third woman to hold the post, after Ruth Dreifuss(1999) and Micheline Calmy-Rey (2007).[6]
As President of the Confederation, Leuthard presided over meetings of the Federal Council and carried out representative functions that would normally be handled by a head of state in other democracies (though in Switzerland, the Federal Council as a whole is regarded as the head of state). She was also the highest-ranking official in the Swiss order of precedence, and had the power to act on behalf of the whole Council in emergency situations. However, in most cases, Leuthard was merely primus inter pares, with no power above and beyond her six colleagues. She was succeeded by Calmy-Rey in 2011, the first time two women had held the office in succession.
Following a reshuffle of portfolios after the by-election of two new councilors in 2010, Leuthard replaced outgoing Moritz Leuenberger at the head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.[7]
The project SAFFA 2020 is under the patronage of the three federal councillors (Bundesrat) Doris Leuthard, Simonetta Sommaruga and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf as well as by the former councillor (aBR) Micheline Calmy-Rey.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Doris Leuthard neue Bundespräsidentin". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Doris Leuthard ist der Politik nicht müde". SRF Tagesschau. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Doris Leuthard neue Bundespräsidentin". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ "Doris Leuthards beachtlicher Weg". 10vor10. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ a b "Leuthard Elected Swiss President for 2017". Swissinfo. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Skard, Torild (2014) "Ruth Dreifuss, Micheline Calmy-Rey and Doris Leuthard" in Women of power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0, pp. 404-7
- ^ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux finances". TSR Télévision Suisse Romande. SRG SSR. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Patronat" (in German). 2020.ch. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
External links[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doris Leuthard. |
- Profile of Doris Leuthard with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Biography of Doris Leuthard on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)
- Address by Doris Leuthard (as President of Switzerland) at the General Debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 23 September 2010: video (in French); written translation of the statement into English[permanent dead link]
- Andreas Steigmeier: Doris Leuthard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2006-09-26.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Deiss | Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2006–present | Incumbent |
| Minister of Economic Affairs 2006–2010 | Succeeded by Johann Schneider-Ammann | |
| Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz | Vice President of Switzerland 2009 | Succeeded by Moritz Leuenberger |
| President of Switzerland 2010 | Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey | |
| Preceded by Moritz Leuenberger | Minister of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications 2010–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Johann Schneider-Ammann | Vice President of Switzerland 2016 | Succeeded by Alain Berset |
| President of Switzerland 2017–present | Incumbent | |
Categories:
- 1963 births
- 20th-century Swiss people
- 20th-century women politicians
- 21st-century Swiss people
- 21st-century women politicians
- Aargau politicians
- Agriculture ministers of Switzerland
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland politicians
- Female heads of state
- Living people
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the Swiss Federal Council
- People from Muri District
- Swiss Roman Catholics
- University of Zurich alumni
- Women members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- Women members of the Swiss Federal Council
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