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Didier Burkhalter Member of the Swiss Federal Council Incumbent Assumed office
1 November 2009Preceded by Pascal Couchepin Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs Incumbent Assumed office
1 November 2009Preceded by Pascal Couchepin Personal details Born 17 April 1960 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).
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
Political offices Preceded by
Pascal CouchepinMember of the Swiss Federal Council
2009–presentIncumbent Swiss Federal Council Current members Micheline Calmy-Rey (Pres. 2011) · Doris Leuthard · Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (VP 2011) · Ueli Maurer · Didier Burkhalter · Simonetta Sommaruga · Johann Schneider-AmmannAbout Lists of members Lists by department Categories:- Swiss politician stubs
- 1960 births
- Current national leaders
- FDP.The Liberals politicians
- Living people
- Members of the Council of States of Switzerland
- Members of the Swiss Federal Council
- People from Neuchâtel (city)
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