Didier Burkhalter | |
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| 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 | 17 April 1960 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Political party | FDP.The Liberals |
| Spouse(s) | Friedrun Sabine Burkhalter |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Neuchâtel |
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. 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).
