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Guy Parmelin is a Swiss politician, farmer, and winegrower born in Bursins in 1959. He is a member of the Swiss People's Party and holds the rank of Corporal. Parmelin has served in the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, as well as the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports of Switzerland. He also held the position of President of the Swiss Confederation.
He resides in Bursins and works in Bern. His native language is French, and he also speaks Latin. Parmelin is a male human citizen of Switzerland.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Guy Parmelin is referenced by 785 other articles, and connects out to President of the Swiss Confederation, Canton of Vaud and Swiss Federal Council.
Vinony files it under 1959 births, 20th-century Swiss politicians and Agriculture ministers of Switzerland.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Vice president
- Ignazio Cassis
- Preceded by
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- Succeeded by
- Ignazio Cassis
- President
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- Department
- Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (2016–2018) , Economic Affairs, Education and Research (2018–)
- Constituency
- Vaud
- Born
- Guy Bernard Parmelin , ( 1959-11-09 ) 9 November 1959 (age 66) , Bursins , Vaud , Switzerland
- Party
- Swiss People's Party
- Spouse
- Caroline Merotto ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Bursins
- Occupation
- farmer
- Position held
- President of the Swiss Confederation
- Political party
- Swiss People's Party
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- French
- Military rank
- Corporal
- Official website
- www.guyparmelin.ch
- Image
- Guy Parmelin (2026) (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Bern
- Residence
- Bursins
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- date of birth
- 1959-11-09
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Bursins
- name in native language
- Guy Parmelin
- Commons category
- Guy Parmelin
- social media followers
- 275
- P10632
- Guy Parmelin
- affiliation string
- Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education
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Encyclopedic overview
Guy Bernard Parmelin ( French pronunciation: [ɡi bɛʁnaʁ paʁməlɛ̃]; born 9 November 1959) is a Swiss politician who has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he is currently the president of Switzerland for 2026, having previously served as president in 2021 and as vice president in 2020 and 2025. Parmelin has also led the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research since 2019. He previously led the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018.
Early life and education
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