Karin Keller-Sutter

Karin Keller-Sutter
Official portrait, 2024
Vice President of Switzerland
Assumed office
1 January 2024
PresidentViola Amherd
Preceded byViola Amherd
Swiss Federal Councillor
Assumed office
1 January 2019
DepartmentJustice and Police (2019–2022)
Finance (2023–)
Preceded byJohann Schneider-Ammann
President of the Council of States
In office
27 November 2017 – 26 November 2018
Preceded byIvo Bischofberger
Succeeded byJean-René Fournier
Personal details
Born (1963-12-22) 22 December 1963 (age 60)
Uzwil, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Political partyFree Democratic Party (until 2009)
FDP. The Liberals (since 2009)
Spouse
Morten Keller
(m. 1989)
Residence(s)Wil, St. Gallen
Alma materZurich University of Applied Sciences
University of Fribourg
Signature
WebsiteFederal Department of Finance website

Karin Keller-Sutter (German pronunciation: [ˈkaːʁiːn ˈkɛlər ˈzʊtər]; born 22 December 1963) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019. A member of FDP. The Liberals, she is the head of the Federal Department of Finance. Keller-Sutter previously served as President of the Council of States for the 2017–2018 term, and has served as vice president of Switzerland for the 2024 term since 1 January.