Simonetta Sommaruga

politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

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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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Within Vinony's link graph, Simonetta Sommaruga is referenced by 197 other articles, and connects out to President of the Swiss Confederation, Zug and Switzerland.

It sits within the topics 1960 births, 21st-century Swiss women politicians and 21st-century women presidents.

Its subject is documented across 51 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: 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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municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Eggiwil
Commons category: Simonetta Sommaruga
date of birth: 1960-05-14
relative: Cornelio Sommaruga
birth name: Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga
name in native language: Simonetta Sommaruga
social media followers: 53082
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affiliation string: Transport

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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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