Didier Burkhalter

Didier Burkhalter (born April 17, 1960) is a Swiss politician. He was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Burkhalter is a member of FDP.The Liberals. He was elected as a member of the Swiss Federal Council on 16 September 2009. He succeeded Pascal Couchepin on 1 November 2009 when he became head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (the Swiss interior minister). Since 1 January 2012, he serves as head of the Department of Foreign Affairs.^[1] In 2014, he was President of the Swiss Confederation. He served as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. He left the Federal Council on 31 October 2017 (replaced by Ignazio Cassis).^[2]

Didier Burkhalter
Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 January 2012 – 31 October 2017
Preceded by	Micheline Calmy-Rey
Succeeded by	Ignazio Cassis
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014
Vice President	Simonetta Sommaruga
Preceded by	Ueli Maurer
Succeeded by	Simonetta Sommaruga
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013
President	Ueli Maurer
Preceded by	Ueli Maurer
Succeeded by	Simonetta Sommaruga
Head of the Department of Home Affairs
In office 1 November 2009 – 31 December 2011
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Alain Berset
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1 November 2009 – 31 October 2017
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Ignazio Cassis
Chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In office 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014
Preceded by	Leonid Kozhara
Succeeded by	Ivica Dačić
Personal details
Born	(1960-04-17) 17 April 1960 (age 64) Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Political party	FDP.The Liberals
Spouse(s)	Friedrun Sabine Burkhalter
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Neuchâtel

References

1. "Burkhalter wird Aussen-, Berset Innenminister". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
2. "Didier Burkhalter passe le témoin à Ignazio Cassis" (in French). 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

Other websites

• Profile of Didier Burkhalter with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Presidential year 2014 (in English)
• Swiss OSCE Chairmanship 2014 (in English)
• Curriculum Vitae of Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter (in English)
• FDFA Homepage (in English)
• Media related to Didier Burkhalter at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Pascal Couchepin	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2009–2017	Succeeded by Ignazio Cassis
	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 2012–2017	Succeeded by Ignazio Cassis
Preceded by Ueli Maurer	Vice President of Switzerland 2013	Succeeded by Simonetta Sommaruga
	President of Switzerland 2014