Guy Parmelin

Guy Parmelin
Official portrait, 2024
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021
Vice President	Ignazio Cassis
Preceded by	Simonetta Sommaruga
Succeeded by	Ignazio Cassis
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
President	Simonetta Sommaruga
Preceded by	Simonetta Sommaruga
Succeeded by	Ignazio Cassis
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2016
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
Constituency	Vaud
Personal details
Born	Guy Bernard Parmelin (1959-11-09) 9 November 1959 (age 65) Bursins, Vaud, Switzerland
Political party	Swiss People's Party
Spouse	Caroline Merotto ​ (m. 1995)​

Guy Bernard Parmelin (French pronunciation: [ɡi bɛʁnaʁ paʁməlɛ̃]; born 9 November 1959) is a Swiss Federal Councillor and head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016, and has led the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research since 2019. He previously led the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018. He served as president of Switzerland in 2021, having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020.^[1]