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Doris Leuthard
	Doris Leuthard
	;
	Member of the Swiss Federal Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 August 2006
Preceded by	Joseph Deiss
Vice President of Switzerland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 January 2009
President	Hans-Rudolf Merz
Preceded by	Hans-Rudolf Merz
	Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 August 2006
Preceded by	Joseph Deiss
Born	10 April 1963 (age 46); Merenschwand, Switzerland
Political party	CVP

Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs. Previously, she was a member of the Swiss National Council (1999–2006) and President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (2004–2006).

Following the resignation of Joseph Deiss from the Swiss Federal Council, Leuthard was elected as his successor on 14 June 2006. She received 133 out of 234 valid votes, and became the 109th member (and fifth woman) of the Federal Council. Her election represented a departure from a long precedent of replacing a member of the Federal Council with someone from the same language group. While Deiss was a French speaker, Leuthard is a German speaker.

[edit] See also

Swiss Federal Council elections of 14 June 2006

[edit] External links

Profile of Doris Leuthard with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Biography of Doris Leuthard on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
Andreas Steigmeier: Doris Leuthard in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2006-09-26.

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph Deiss	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 2006–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Hans-Rudolf Merz	Vice President of Switzerland 2009–present	Incumbent

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