Guy Parmelin
| Guy Parmelin | |
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| Head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ueli Maurer |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
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9 November 1959 Bursins, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
Guy Parmelin (born 9 November 1959 in Bursins) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss People's Party.
A master wine grower by trade, he was elected to the National Council since 2003. On 9 December 2015, he was elected by the Federal Assembly to the Federal Council in replacement of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf.
After the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won a record vote of over 29% in the 2015 general elections, Federal Council member Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf announced she would not run for re-election on the Council. She had been expelled from the SVP right after her election, and she then founded the Conservative Democratic Party.
The SVP was expected to take Widmer-Schlumpf's seat, and put forward three candidates, including Parmelin, who was ultimately elected.
Parmelin is the first member of the Federal Council who is also a member of the SVP from the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
Parmelin was selected to become head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, replacing fellow SVP-member Ueli Maurer, who became head of the Federal Department of Finance.
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