Doris Leuthard

Doris Leuthard   (politician, lawyer)
Born	1963-04-10 Merenschwand, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Zurich
Spouse	Roland Hausin
Member of	Kofi Annan Foundation
Party	Christian Democratic People's Party
Single Bilderberg President of Switzerland  President of the Swiss Confederation In office 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017  Vice President of Switzerland  In office 1 January 2016 - 1 January 2017 Preceded by Johann Schneider-Ammann  Vice President of Switzerland  In office 1 January 2009 - 31 December 2009  Switzerland/Minister of Environment Transport Energy and Communications In office 1 November 2010 - Present  Switzerland/Minister of Economic Affairs In office 1 August 2006 - 31 October 2010  Member of the Swiss Federal Council In office 1 August 2006 - Present

Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council, and was elected as Swiss President for two annual terms 2010 and 2017.

Mediator

In September 2017, President Leuthard offered to play a role behind the curtain to facilitate dialogue between North Korea, the United States and South Korea in the escalating nuclear weapons crisis:

“I think it really is time for dialogue,” Leuthard told a news conference in Bern. “We are ready to offer our role for good services as a mediator. I think in the upcoming weeks a lot will depend on how the US and China can have an influence in this crisis. That’s why I think Switzerland and Sweden can have a role behind the curtain.” She said “sanctions did not change many things” and part of the task now is to find a location for countries to meet. “I think that’s our role to look at what kind of possibilities we find. Because, well, Twitter won’t be an adequate instrument ... This must be very discreet,” she said in reference to President Trump’s warnings that often issue via the social media platform.

Political career

From 1 August 2006 to 31 October 2010 Doris Leuthard was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, and on 1 November 2010 she became head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.

She was elected President of Switzerland for 2010, and on 7 December 2016 for 2017.

Representing the canton Aargau, Doris Leuthard was a member of the Swiss National Council from 1999 to 2006, and was President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) between 2004 and 2006.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2011	9 June 2011	12 June 2011	Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz	59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests
WEF/Annual Meeting/2007	24 January 2007	28 January 2007	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/2008	23 January 2008	27 January 2008	Switzerland	At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2009	23 January 2009	27 January 2009	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	23 January 2013	27 January 2013	Switzerland	2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	22 January 2014	25 January 2014	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2015	21 January 2015	24 January 2015	Switzerland	Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016	20 January 2016	23 January 2016	World Economic Forum Switzerland	Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2950 known participants

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