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Didier Burhalter is the President of Switzerland for the year 2014. Burhalter was the Vice President of Switzerland in 2013. The Vice President of Switzerland in 2014 is Simonetta Sommaruga.There is a different president each year, starting on January 1st.
He has been president for 4yrs
Switzerland changes the official president once at the beginning of every year.
The first President was Jonas Furrer in 1848. Prior to that Switzerland did not have a permanent government.
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Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey was the 2011 President of Switzerland. She was also the president of Switzerland in 2007, and was the 2nd woman president of Switzerland.The president changes every year in Switzerland. The president is always a member of the Federal Council, formed of 7 counselors, or ministers). Usually, the president was the vice-president the previous year.The entire Federal Council is considered a collective Head of State.
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey was the 2007 president of Switzerland. She was the 2nd woman president of Switzerland, and also became the 2011 president of Switzerland.The president changes every year in Switzerland. The president is always a member of the Federal Council, formed of 7 counselors, or ministers). Usually, the president was the vice-president the previous year.The entire Federal Council is considered a collective Head of State.
Switzerland was started in the 1200s so their story is long and complicated. I have posted a link for you so you can see their history.
Savannah Phipps is not and never has been leader of Switzerland. I can find no reference to anybody of this name in Switzerland. Switzerland has a president. There is a different president each year, starting on 1st January. The president for 2012 is Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. Previous presidents were: 2011 - Micheline Calmy-Rey, 2010 - Doris Leuthard, 2009 - Hans-Rudolf Merz, 2008 - Pascal Couchepin. The official title is "President of the Confederation" (German: Bundespräsident(in), French: Président(e) de la Confédération, Italian: Presidente della Confederazione, Romansh: President(a) da la Confederaziun). The president is the presiding member of the seven-member Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's executive. Elected by the Federal Assembly for one year, the President of the Confederation chairs the meetings of the Federal Council and undertakes special representational duties. Primus inter pares, the President has no powers above the other Councillors and continues to head his or her department. Traditionally the duty rotates among the members in order of seniority and the previous year's Vice President becomes President.
Pascal Couchepin was the president of Switzerland in 2008.The president changes every year in Switzerland. The president is always a member of the Federal Council, formed of 7 counselors, or ministers). Usually, the president was the vice-president the previous year.The entire Federal Council is considered a collective Head of State.
He has been president for 4 years so far, but since he was just reelected he will now be president for 8 years........ hopefully.....
Jonas Furrer was the 1st president of Switzerland.