Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss lawyer and politician. She was the President of the Swiss Confederation for 2010 and 2017.[1][2]
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Biography
Leuthard graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich, she took language courses in Paris and Calgary.
In 1989, she started her law practice.
From 1991 to 2006, she worked as a lawyer.
In 1997-2000, Leuthard was a member of the parliament of the canton of Aargau.
From 1999 to 2006, she was a member of the Swiss National Council.
Leuthard was a vice-chairman of the Christian Democratic People's Party in 2001-2004 and party chairman from 2004 to 2006.[3]
On June 14, 2006, she was elected a member of the Federal Council and became the fifth woman in its history.
On August 1, 2006, Leuthard headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs.
On November 1, 2010, she headed the Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.[4]
In December 2008, Leuthard became Vice President of Switzerland, and in December 2009 she took a position of President.
On December 7, 2016, she was re-elected President of Switzerland.
Since 2019, Leuthard is a member of the board of the Kofi Annan Foundation.[5][6]
Doris Leuthard Media
2017 Swiss Federal Council
References
- ↑ 10 vor 10 - 10vor10 vom 07.12.2016 - Play SRF (in Deutsch), retrieved 2021-05-05
- ↑ "Doris Leuthard - People". Berggruen Institute. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ↑ agencies, swissinfo ch and. "Leuthard elected Swiss president for 2017". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ↑ "Leuthard au DETEC, Widmer-Schlumpf aux Finances - tsr.ch - info - suisse". 2010-09-30. Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ↑ Tagesschau - Play SRF (in Deutsch), retrieved 2021-05-05
- ↑ "Doris Leuthard joins the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation". Kofi Annan Foundation. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-05-05.