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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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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1960 births21st-century Swiss women politicians21st-century women presidentsFemale heads of stateFemale justice ministersJustice ministers of SwitzerlandLiving peopleMembers of the Council of States (Switzerland)Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1999–2003Members of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Canton of Bern