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Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May ) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from to A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in and

A former director of the Consumer Protection Foundation, which merged into the Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations in , Sommaruga has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications since , previously heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police (–).

She served as Vice President of Switzerland for and Sommaruga assumed the role of President of the Swiss Confederation in , before returning to the position in She resides in the canton of Bern.

Biography

Early life

Sommaruga was born 14 May in Zug, Switzerland, a daughter of Marco and Marie-Therese (née Keel) Sommaruga.

She is a maternal great-great-granddaughter of Johann Joseph Keel, who served as National Councilor as well