Doris Leuthard
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Doris Leuthard
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| Assumed office 1 August 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Deiss |
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Vice President of Switzerland
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| Assumed office 1 January 2009 |
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| President | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
| Preceded by | Hans-Rudolf Merz |
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Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
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| Assumed office 1 August 2006 |
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| Born | 10 April 1963 Merenschwand, Switzerland |
| Political party | CVP |
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs. Previously, she was a member of the Swiss National Council (1999–2006) and President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (2004–2006).
Following the resignation of Joseph Deiss from the Swiss Federal Council, Leuthard was elected as his successor on 14 June 2006. She received 133 out of 234 valid votes, and became the 109th member (and fifth woman) of the Federal Council. Her election represented a departure from a long precedent of replacing a member of the Federal Council with someone from the same language group. While Deiss was a French speaker, Leuthard is a German speaker.
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- Profile of Doris Leuthard with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Biography of Doris Leuthard on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (German)
- Andreas Steigmeier: Doris Leuthard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2006-09-26.
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Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2006 – present |
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Vice President of Switzerland 2009 – present |
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