Viktor Rossi (born 31 October 1968) is a Swiss politician and civil servant. A member of the Green Liberal Party, he became Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland on 1 May 2019.[1][2] On 13 December 2023, he was elected Federal Chancellor of Switzerland, succeeding Walter Thurnherr, and took office on 1 January 2024.[1]
Viktor Rossi | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 17th Chancellor of Switzerland | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2024 | |
| President | Viola Amherd |
| Vice-Chancellor | André Simonazzi Jörg De Bernardi (acting) |
| Preceded by | Walter Thurnherr |
| Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 May 2019 – 31 December 2023 Serving with André Simonazzi | |
| Chancellor | Walter Thurnherr |
| Preceded by | Jörg De Bernardi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1968 Bern, Switzerland |
| Political party | Green Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Bern |
Biography
editRossi attended primary and secondary school in the canton of Bern, apprenticed as a cook between 1984 and 1987, obtained a maturity diploma in economics at the Private school Humboldtianum in Bern, before attaining a teacher's degree in Law and Economics at Bern University in 1996.[3][4]
In 2015, he completed a diploma of Advanced Studies in Law at Bern University. After graduating, he started teaching Trade at the commercial school (BFB) in Biel, before leading the school in 1999. In parallel, he was at first vice-president of the conference of rectors of commercial schools in the Canton Bern between 2004 and 2009, then president in 2009.[3][4]
Rossi joined the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland in October 2010, leading the Records Management and Logistics department. In 2015, he was Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr's delegate supervisor for the IT project GENOVA.[1] In December 2018, the Federal Council elected Rossi Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland.[5]
He took office on 1 May 2019 and has been leading the Federal Council's affairs. He entered the race to succeed Walter Thurnherr at the end of 2023 to fill the position of Chancellor of the Confederation. He was elected on 13 December.[1] His predecessor, Jörg De Bernardi, took over his post ad interim.[6]
Rossi is a native German and Italian speaker. He is married and the father of two.[5][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi". www.bk.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Altermatt, Sven (2021-02-10). "Spitzenposten - Wenn der Bundesrat tagt, ist er dabei: Der Grünliberale im inneren Zirkel der Macht". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "Viktor Rossi verlässt die BFB | Bieler Tagblatt". 2021-09-27. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Viktor Rossi quitte la BFB". Journal du Jura. 2021-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Viktor Rossi si candida ufficialmente per il posto di Cancelliere". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 2023-10-30. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Vizekanzlerin Rachel Salzmann". www.bk.admin.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Bundesrat wählt Viktor Rossi zum Vizekanzler". www.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
