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Also known as Didier Eric Burkhalter

member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017

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Didier Burkhalter is a Swiss politician, economist, and author born in Auvernier, Neuchâtel, on April 17, 1960. He holds Swiss citizenship and is a member of the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland, also known as FDP.The Liberals. Burkhalter speaks both French and German, with French as his native language. He received his education at the University of Neuchâtel and has worked in Bern.

His political career includes serving as the President of the Swiss Confederation. He has been affiliated with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. Burkhalter has municipal affiliations with Neuchâtel and Sumiswald. As an author, he has published works including *Mer porteuse, Genève, canton suisse*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1960
Works
1

Top works

  • Mer porteuse
  • Genève, canton suisse

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
CH
Active from
1975-12-30

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Key facts

Preceded by
Leonid Kozhara
Succeeded by
Ivica Dačić
Vice president
Simonetta Sommaruga
President
Ueli Maurer
Born
Didier Eric Burkhalter , ( 1960-04-17 ) 17 April 1960 (age 66) , Auvernier , Switzerland
Party
Free Democratic Party (until 2009), FDP.The Liberals (since 2009)
Spouse
Friedrun Sabine Burkhalter ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ) ​
Alma mater
University of Neuchâtel

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Encyclopedic overview

Didier Eric Burkhalter (born 17 April 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014.

Burkhalter was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 September 2009; he succeeded Pascal Couchepin on 1 November 2009 when he became head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs. From 1 January 2012 to 31 October 2017, he served as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. As President of the Swiss Confederation, he served as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. He left the Federal Council on 31 October 2017.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Didier Burkhalter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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