Doris Leuthard

Party: Christian Democratic People’s Party (CVP)
Born on: 10.04.1963
Place of origin: Merenschwand (AG), Sarnen (OW)
Canton: Aargau (AG)
Election: 14.06.2006
Resignation: 31.12.2018

Successor to Federal Councillor: Joseph Deiss

Details of elections to the Federal Council

Elected on 1. ballot with 133 votes

Ballots distributed: 242
Ballots received: 242
Blank ballots: 5
Spoiled ballots: 3
Valid ballots: 234
Absolute majority: 118

Further votes received: Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi 29, Lucrezia Meier-Schatz 28, Carlo Schmid 11, Verschiedene/ divers 33

Heads of Department
Year	Department	Substitute
2017 - 2018	Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (DETEC)	Simonetta Sommaruga
2016 - 2017	Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (DETEC)	Guy Parmelin
2010 - 2015	Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (DETEC)	Ueli Maurer
2009 - 2010	Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA)	Didier Burkhalter
2006 - 2009	Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA)	Pascal Couchepin