Ignazio Cassis

Ignazio Cassis
Official portrait, 2024
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022
Vice President	Alain Berset
Preceded by	Guy Parmelin
Succeeded by	Alain Berset
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021
President	Guy Parmelin
Preceded by	Guy Parmelin
Succeeded by	Alain Berset
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2017
Department	Foreign Affairs (2017–present)
Preceded by	Didier Burkhalter
Personal details
Born	Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (1961-04-13) 13 April 1961 (age 63) Sessa, Ticino, Switzerland
Nationality	Switzerland (1976–present) Italy (1961–2017)
Political party	FDP.The Liberals
Spouse	Dr. Paola Rodoni
Residence(s)	Montagnola, Ticino
Alma mater	University of Zurich University of Lausanne

Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo ˈkassis]; born 13 April 1961) is a Swiss physician and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs since he took office. On 8 December 2021, Cassis was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022.^[1]