Doris Leuthard
| Doris Leuthard | |
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| President of Switzerland | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2017 |
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| Vice President | Alain Berset |
| Preceded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
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In office 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010 |
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| Vice President |
Moritz Leuenberger Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Succeeded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
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In office 1 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 |
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| President | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Preceded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Succeeded by | Alain Berset |
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In office 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 |
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| President | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Succeeded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Head of the Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Moritz Leuenberger |
| Head of the Department of Economic Affairs | |
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In office 1 August 2006 – 31 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Deiss |
| Succeeded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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Assumed office 1 August 2006 |
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| 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.
From 1 August 2006 till 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, and on 7 December 2016 for 2017.
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.
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).
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