Viktor Rossi
Official portrait, 2024
17th Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
Assumed office
1 January 2024
PresidentViola Amherd
Preceded byWalter Thurnherr
Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland
In office
1 May 2019 – 31 December 2023
Serving with André Simonazzi
ChancellorWalter Thurnherr
Preceded byJörg De Bernardi
Personal details
Born (1968-10-31) 31 October 1968 (age 55)
Bern, Switzerland
Political partyGreen Liberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Bern

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. [3]

Biography

Rossi 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 Universityin 1996. 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.[4][5]

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 Viktor Rossi Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland.[6] 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 December 13,[3] and his predecessor Jörg De Bernardi took over his post ad interim.[7]

Viktor Rossi is a native German and Italian speaker. He is married and father of two.[6][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vice Chancellor Viktor Rossi". Bern: Swiss Federal Chancellery. 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ^ Altermatt, Sven (2021-02-10). "Wenn der Bundesrat tagt, ist er dabei: Der Grünliberale im inneren Zirkel der Macht". Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. ^ a b "Porträt Bundeskanzler Viktor Rossi". Bern: Swiss Federal Chancellery. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.((cite web)): CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ "Viktor Rossi verlässt die BFB". Bieler Tagblatt. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ^ "Viktor Rossi quitte la BFB". Journal du Jura. 2010-08-23.
  6. ^ a b "Viktor Rossi si candida ufficialmente per il posto di Cancelliere". Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 2023-10-30.
  7. ^ "Vizekanzler ad interim". Swiss Federal Chancellery. 2024-01-05. Archived from the original on 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ "Bundesrat wählt Viktor Rossi zum Vizekanzler". Bern: Swiss Federal Chancellery. 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
Political offices Preceded byJörg De Bernardi Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland 2019–2023 Succeeded byJörg De Bernardi (ad interim) Preceded byWalter Thurnherr Chancellor of Switzerland 2024–present Incumbent
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