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Key facts
- Vice president
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- Preceded by
- Alain Berset
- Succeeded by
- Karin Keller-Sutter
- President
- Alain Berset
- Department
- Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
- Born
- Viola Patricia Amherd , ( 1962-06-07 ) 7 June 1962 (age 63) , Brig-Glis , Valais , Switzerland
- Party
- The Centre (since 2021)
- Other political affiliations
- Christian Democratic People's (until 2021)
- Alma mater
- University of Fribourg
- Occupation
- Politician notary lawyer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viola
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Brig-Glis
- Occupation
- notary
- Position held
- President of the Swiss Confederation
- Educated at
- University of Fribourg
- Political party
- The Centre
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Swiss German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Summit on Peace in Ukraine
- Official website
- www.vbs.admin.ch/en/head-of-the-department
- Image
- Viola Amherd (2024, cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Brig
- Residence
- Brig
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- date of birth
- 1962-06-07
- Commons category
- Viola Amherd
- name in native language
- Viola Amherd
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Zwischbergen
- social media followers
- 29174
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- Viola Amherd
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Encyclopedic overview
Viola Patricia Amherd (born 7 June 1962) is a Swiss politician who served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2019 to 2025, and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 between 1 January and 31 December. She was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. Amherd was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) before it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021, which she joined.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viola Amherd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.