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Quick facts for kids Simonetta Sommaruga
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
Vice President	Guy Parmelin
Preceded by	Ueli Maurer
Succeeded by	Guy Parmelin
In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015
Vice President	Johann Schneider-Ammann
Preceded by	Didier Burkhalter
Succeeded by	Johann Schneider-Ammann
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
President	Ueli Maurer
Preceded by	Ueli Maurer
Succeeded by	Guy Parmelin
In office 2 January 2014 – 30 December 2014
President	Didier Burkhalter
Preceded by	Didier Burkhalter
Succeeded by	Johann Schneider-Ammann
Head of the Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Preceded by	Doris Leuthard
Head of the Department of Justice and Police
In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2018
Preceded by	Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Succeeded by	Karin Keller-Sutter
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2010
Preceded by	Moritz Leuenberger
Personal details
Born	Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (1960-05-14) 14 May 1960 (age 62) Zug, Switzerland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Lukas Hartmann
Education	Lucerne University University of Fribourg

Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician. She was the President of the Swiss Confederation from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2020. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party.

Sommaurga has been a Member of the Federal Council since 2010. She was Vice President of the Federal Council for the year 2014. In 2015, she was President of the Swiss Confederation.