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Guy Parmelin
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Official portrait, 2024
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| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021 |
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| Vice President | Ignazio Cassis |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Succeeded by | Ignazio Cassis |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2025 |
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| President | Karin Keller-Sutter |
| Preceded by | Karin Keller-Sutter |
| In office 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020 |
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| President | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Preceded by | Simonetta Sommaruga |
| Succeeded by | Ignazio Cassis |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Department | Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (2016–2018) Economic Affairs, Education and Research (2018–) |
| Preceded by | Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf |
| Member of the Swiss National Council | |
| In office 1 December 2003 – 31 December 2015 |
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| Constituency | Vaud |
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Guy Bernard Parmelin
9 November 1959 Bursins, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Political party | Swiss People's Party |
| Spouse |
Caroline Merotto
(m. 1995) |
Guy Bernard Parmelin (born November 9, 1959) is an important political figure in Switzerland. He is a member of the Federal Council, which is like the government of Switzerland. He leads the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Mr. Parmelin is part of the Swiss People's Party. He has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he led the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. Since 2019, he has been in charge of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. He was the President of Switzerland in 2021. He also served as Vice President in 2020 and is currently the Vice President since 2025.
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Early Life and Education
Guy Parmelin was born on November 9, 1959, in Bursins, Switzerland. He was the oldest of three children. His father, Richard Parmelin, was a farmer and grew grapes for wine. His mother was Jeannine Parmelin.
In 1977, he finished his high school studies, called Matura. He then studied agriculture at the Cantonal Agricultural College Marcelin in Morges. In 1985, he earned a special degree in viticulture, which is the science of growing grapes.
His Political Journey
Starting in Politics
Before becoming a politician, Guy Parmelin was a skilled wine grower. His political career began in 1994 when he was elected to the Grand Council of Vaud. This is the parliament for the canton of Vaud. He served there until 2003.
In 2003, he was elected to the National Council. This is one of the two houses of the Swiss parliament. From 2000 to 2004, he was also the leader of the Swiss People's Party in the Vaud region. On December 9, 2015, the Federal Assembly chose him to join the Federal Council.
Becoming a Federal Councillor
In 2015, the Swiss People's Party won many votes in the general election. After this, a Federal Councillor named Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf decided not to run again. The Swiss People's Party was expected to get her seat. They put forward three candidates, and Guy Parmelin was chosen.
Guy Parmelin became the first Federal Councillor from the French-speaking part of Switzerland for the Swiss People's Party. He was chosen to lead the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. He took over from Ueli Maurer, who then became the head of the finance department.
Starting in 2019, Mr. Parmelin became the head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. He served as Vice President of Switzerland in 2020. On January 1, 2021, he became the President of Switzerland. Ignazio Cassis served as Vice President alongside him.
As President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin hosted an important meeting in Geneva on June 16, 2021. This meeting was between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. He hoped they would have a good discussion for their countries and the world.
Personal Life
In 1995, Guy Parmelin married Caroline Merotto. They do not have any children.
See also
In Spanish: Guy Parmelin para niños
