Didier Burkhalter
| Didier Burkhalter | |
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| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs | |
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| Assumed office 1 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Head of the Department of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1 November 2009 – 31 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Pascal Couchepin |
| Succeeded by | Alain Berset |
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| Born | 17 April 1960 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP.The Liberals |
Didier Burkhalter (born April 17, 1960 in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals. He is a member of the Swiss Federal Council who was elected on 16 September 2009, and succeeded Pascal Couchepin on 1 November 2009 when he became head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (the Swiss interior minister). On 16 December 2011, the Federal Council announced that as of 1 January 2012, Burkhalter will head the Department of Foreign Affairs.1
A native of the Canton of Neuchâtel, he was member of the parliament of the Canton of Neuchâtel from 1990 to 2001. From 2003 to 2007, Burkhalter was a member of the Swiss National Council. He has a degree in economics.
On 11 November 2007, he was elected to the Council of States, along with Social Democratic Party (SP) candidate Gisèle Ory, who was re-elected for a second term. Pierre Bonhôte, the other social democratic incumbent, was not re-elected. During the election campaign, Burkhalter was backed by the Liberal Party (PLS) and the SVP/UDC, though the SVP/UDC scarcely endorsed him publicly.
External links
- Profile of Didier Burkhalter with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Biography of Didier Burkhalter on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (French)
Media related to Didier Burkhalter at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to References
- ^ "Burkhalter wird Aussen-, Berset Innenminister" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. 2011-12-16. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/Burkhalter-wird-Aussenminister--Berset-bernimmt-Innendepartement-/story/18137434. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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| Preceded by Pascal Couchepin |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Pascal Couchepin |
Head of the Department of Home Affairs 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Alain Berset |
| Preceded by Micheline Calmy-Rey |
Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs 2012–present |
Incumbent |
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