Didier Burkhalter
| Didier Burkhalter | |
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| Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| President of Switzerland | |
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In office 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014 |
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| Vice President | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Preceded by | Ueli Maurer |
| Succeeded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
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In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013 |
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| President | Ueli Maurer |
| Preceded by | Ueli Maurer |
| Succeeded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Head of the Department of Home Affairs | |
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In office 1 November 2009 – 31 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Succeeded by | Alain Berset |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Chairman of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |
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In office 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Leonid Kozhara |
| Succeeded by | Ivica Dačić |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 April 1960 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP.The Liberals |
| Spouse(s) | Friedrun Sabine Burkhalter |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Neuchâtel |
Didier Burkhalter (born 17 April 1960 in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss politician.
Burkhalter is a member of FDP.The Liberals. He was elected as a member of the Swiss Federal Council on 16 September 2009 He succeeded Pascal Couchepin on 1 November 2009 when he became head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (the Swiss interior minister). Since 1 January 2012, he serves as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 2014 he was President of the Swiss Confederation. He served as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014.
A native of the Canton of Neuchâtel, Burkhalter served in the Parliament of the Canton of Neuchâtel from 1990 to 2001. From 1991 to 2005, he was a member of Neuchâtel's city government (Conseil communal), and was the mayor of the city several times (1994/1995, 1998/1998, 2001/2002). From 2003 to 2007, he was a member of the Swiss National Council.
On 11 November 2007, Burkhalter was elected to the Council of States, along with Social Democratic Party (SP) candidate, Gisèle Ory, who was re-elected for a second term. During the election campaign, he was backed by the Liberal Party (PLS) and the SVP/UDC.
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