Ignazio Cassis

Ignazio Cassis
Official portrait, 2024
President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022
Vice PresidentAlain Berset
Preceded byGuy Parmelin
Succeeded byAlain Berset
Vice President of Switzerland
In office
1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021
PresidentGuy Parmelin
Preceded byGuy Parmelin
Succeeded byAlain Berset
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Assumed office
1 November 2017
DepartmentForeign Affairs (2017–present)
Preceded byDidier Burkhalter
Personal details
Born
Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis

(1961-04-13) 13 April 1961 (age 63)
Sessa, Ticino, Switzerland
Nationality
Political partyFDP.The Liberals
SpouseDr. Paola Rodoni
Residence(s)Montagnola, Ticino
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
University of Lausanne
Cassis speaking at the 2024 World Economic Forum

Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo ˈkassis]; born 13 April 1961) is a Swiss physician and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs since he took office. On 8 December 2021, Cassis was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022.[1]

  1. ^ "Amtliches Bulletin". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 9 December 2021.