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Simonetta Sommaruga
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Simonetta Sommaruga is a Swiss politician who served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the seven-person executive branch of the Swiss government. Her role in this high-level position made her one of Switzerland's top government officials responsible for overseeing major policy areas and decisions.
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Zug
- Spouse
- Lukas Hartmann
- Occupation
- pianist
- Position held
- President of the Swiss Confederation
- Educated at
- University of Fribourg
- Political party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Swiss German
- Image
- Simonetta Sommaruga (2022).jpg
- Work location
- Bern
- Residence
- Bern
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- Eggiwil
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- Simonetta Sommaruga
- date of birth
- 1960-05-14
- relative
- Cornelio Sommaruga
- birth name
- Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga
- name in native language
- Simonetta Sommaruga
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- 53082
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Encyclopedic overview
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 2020.
A former director of the Consumer Protection Foundation, which merged into the Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations in 2010, Sommaruga has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications since 2019, previously heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police (2010–2018). She served as Vice President of Switzerland for 2014 and 2019. Sommaruga assumed the role of President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015, before returning to the position in 2020. She resides in the canton of Bern.
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