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Simonetta Sommaruga

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Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 2020. A former director of the Consumer Protection Foundation, which merged into the Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations in 2010, Sommaruga has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications since 2019, previously heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police (2010–2018). She served as Vice President of Switzerland for 2014 and 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simonetta Sommaruga is the 7,442nd most popular politician (down from 7,186th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 188th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Swiss Politician.

Simonetta Sommaruga is most famous for being the first woman to serve as a Swiss Federal Councillor. She was also the Vice President of the Swiss Confederation and President of the Swiss Council of States.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simonetta Sommaruga ranks 7,442 out of 19,576. Before her are Titu Cusi, Mel Martínez, Takelot I, Marcia, Rodoald, and Korechika Anami. After her are Manfred Wörner, Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Bola Tinubu, Neferkare II, and Henryk IV Probus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Simonetta Sommaruga ranks 91. Before her are Gazebo, Jonas Gahr Støre, Daryl Hannah, Hiroshi Amano, John Schneider, and Gary Lineker. After her are Nicoletta Braschi, Leos Carax, José Maria Neves, Yannick Noah, Cathy Moriarty, and Richard Ramirez.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Simonetta Sommaruga ranks 202 out of 1,015. Before her are Yann Sommer (1988), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), Ueli Maurer (1950), Frithjof Schuon (1907), and Köbi Kuhn (1943). After her are Billy Meier (1937), Edwin Fischer (1886), Pietro Lombardo (1435), Louis Zutter (1865), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), and Jean Starobinski (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Simonetta Sommaruga ranks 26. Before her are Kurt Huber (1893), Ruth Dreifuss (1940), Jonas Furrer (1805), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), and Ueli Maurer (1950). After her are Guy Parmelin (1959), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Giuseppe Motta (1871), Joseph Deiss (1946), Leonardo Conti (1900), and Joanna of Pfirt (1300).

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