Guy Parmelin

Guy Parmelin
Head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Preceded by Ueli Maurer
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Preceded by Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Personal details
Born (1959-11-09) 9 November 1959
Bursins, Switzerland
Political party Swiss People's Party

Guy Parmelin (born 9 November 1959 in Bursins)[1] is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss People's Party.

A master wine grower by trade, he was elected to the National Council since 2003.[1] On 9 December 2015, he was elected by the Federal Assembly to the Federal Council in replacement of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf.[2][3]

Swiss Federal Council

After the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won a record vote of over 29% in the 2015 general elections, Federal Council member Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf announced she would not run for re-election on the Council.[4][5] She had been expelled from the SVP right after her election, and she then founded the Conservative Democratic Party.

The SVP was expected to take Widmer-Schlumpf's seat, and put forward three candidates, including Parmelin, who was ultimately elected.[6]

Parmelin is the first member of the Federal Council who is also a member of the SVP from the French-speaking part of Switzerland.[6][7]

Parmelin was selected to become head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, replacing fellow SVP-member Ueli Maurer, who became head of the Federal Department of Finance.[8]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 (French) Biography of Guy Parmelin on the website of the Swiss Parliament. (Page visited on 9 December 2015).
  2. ↑ (French) Bernard Wuthrich, "Conseil fédéral: comment un Romand s’est retrouvé élu", Le Temps, Wednesday 9 December 2015 (page visited on 9 December 2015).
  3. ↑ (French) Yves Petignat, "Le choix de Parmelin, un désaveu pour la direction de l'UDC", Le Temps, Wednesday 9 December 2015 (page visited on 9 December 2015).
  4. ↑ Jaberg, Samuel; Stephens, Thomas (October 28, 2015). "Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf to Stand Down". Swissinfo. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Geiser, Urs (October 19, 2015). "Parliament Shifts to the Right". Swissinfo. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Mombelli, Armando (December 10, 2015). "People's Party Gains Second Seat in Cabinet". Swissinfo. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bradley, Simon (December 10, 2015). "Wary Press Split Over Farmer Parmelin". Swissinfo. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "People's Party finally nails finance minister job". Swissinfo. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
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Preceded by
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
2016–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Ueli Maurer		 Head of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
2016–present
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