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Ignazio Cassis
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99th President of the Swiss Confederation
Key facts
- Vice president
- Alain Berset
- Preceded by
- Guy Parmelin
- Succeeded by
- Alain Berset
- President
- Guy Parmelin
- Department
- Foreign Affairs (2017–present)
- Born
- Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis , ( 1961-04-13 ) 13 April 1961 (age 65) , Sessa , Ticino , Switzerland
- Party
- FDP.The Liberals
- Spouse
- Dr. Paola Rodoni
- Alma mater
- University of Zurich , University of Lausanne
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Sessa
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- University of Zurich
- Political party
- FDP.The Liberals
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- www.eda.admin.ch/eda/it/dfae/dfae/ignazio-cassis.html
- Image
- Ignazio Cassis (2026) (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Bern
- Residence
- Montagnola
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- date of birth
- 1961-04-13
- name in native language
- Ignazio Cassis
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Biasca
- Commons category
- Ignazio Cassis
- candidacy in election
- 2015 Swiss federal election
- social media followers
- 66953
- P10632
- Ignazio Cassis
- affiliation string
- Federal Councillor for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
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Encyclopedic overview
Cassis speaking at the 2024 World Economic Forum Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis ( Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo ˈkassis]; born 13 April 1961) is a Swiss physician and politician who has served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November 2017 and as Vice President of the Swiss Confederation for 2026. A member of FDP.The Liberals, Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs since he took office. On 8 December 2021, Cassis was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022.
Early life and education
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