POLITICIAN
Guy Parmelin
1959 - Today

Guy Parmelin
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 and is currently serving as the vice president since 2025, having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Parmelin is the 7,731st most popular politician (down from 7,559th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 205th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Guy Parmelin ranks 7,731 out of 19,576. Before him are Tom Price, Walter Buch, Liu Yuan, Gnaeus Flavius, Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, and Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre. After him are Gustav Freytag, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Baghdadi Mahmudi, Emperor Horikawa, and Moses de León.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTom Price
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 7,728
Walter Buch
1883 - 1949
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 7,729
Liu Yuan
271 - 310
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 7,730
Gnaeus Flavius
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7,731
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein
1757 - 1831
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7,732
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre
1211 - 1256
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7,733
Guy Parmelin
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7,734
Gustav Freytag
1816 - 1895
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7,735
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1516 - 1592
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7,736
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1539 - 1603
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7,737
Baghdadi Mahmudi
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7,738
Emperor Horikawa
1079 - 1107
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7,739
Moses de León
1250 - 1305
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7,740
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Guy Parmelin ranks 97. Before him are Takaaki Kajita, Nimr al-Nimr, Rupert Everett, Laura Chinchilla, Marwan Barghouti, and Clancy Brown. After him are James Wong, Andrea de Cesaris, Andrey Belousov, Andrew Fire, Marcia Gay Harden, and Juha Kankkunen.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsTakaaki Kajita
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 91
Nimr al-Nimr
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 92
Rupert Everett
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 93
Laura Chinchilla
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 94
Marwan Barghouti
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 95
Clancy Brown
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 96
Guy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 97
James Wong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 98
Andrea de Cesaris
RACING DRIVER
1959 - 2014
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 99
Andrey Belousov
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 100
Andrew Fire
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 101
Marcia Gay Harden
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 102
Juha Kankkunen
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 103
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Guy Parmelin ranks 209 out of 1,015. Before him are Billy Meier (1937), Edwin Fischer (1886), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Louis Zutter (1865), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), and Jean Starobinski (1920). After him are DJ BoBo (1968), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Ivan Rakitić (1988), Bernard Tschumi (1944), Giuseppe Motta (1871), and Jeremias Gotthelf (1797).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsBilly Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 203
Edwin Fischer
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 204
Pietro Lombardo
ARCHITECT
1435 - 1515
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 205
Louis Zutter
GYMNAST
1865 - 1946
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 206
Pancho Vladigerov
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 207
Jean Starobinski
WRITER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 208
Guy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 209
DJ BoBo
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 210
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1479
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 211
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 212
Bernard Tschumi
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 213
Giuseppe Motta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1940
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 214
Jeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 215
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Guy Parmelin ranks 27. Before him are Ruth Dreifuss (1940), Jonas Furrer (1805), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Ueli Maurer (1950), and Simonetta Sommaruga (1960). After him are Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Giuseppe Motta (1871), Joseph Deiss (1946), Leonardo Conti (1900), Joanna of Pfirt (1300), and Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968).
Ruth Dreifuss
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 21
Jonas Furrer
1805 - 1861
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 22
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
1274 - 1319
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 23
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 24
Ueli Maurer
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 25
Simonetta Sommaruga
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 26
Guy Parmelin
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 27
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
1420 - 1479
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 28
Giuseppe Motta
1871 - 1940
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 29
Joseph Deiss
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 30
Leonardo Conti
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 31
Joanna of Pfirt
1300 - 1351
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 32
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 33