Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER)
Guy Parmelin
Federal Councillor
Personal data
- Born on 9 November 1959
- Married
- Citizen of Bursins (VD)
Profession
- 1985–2015: Master farmer and winemaker
Education
- 1985: Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Agriculture and Viticulture
- 1979: Diploma from the cantonal agricultural school Marcelin in Morges (VD)
- 1977–1979: Apprenticeship as a farmer
- 1975–1977: Federal baccalaureate (Latin-English) at Montbenon cantonal baccalaureate school in Lausanne
- 1969–1975: Upper secondary school in Rolle concluded with certificate in Latin-English
Political activities
- 9 December 2015: Elected to the Federal Council
- 2003–2015: Member of the National Council
- 2000–2004: President of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) in the Canton of Vaud
- 1994–2003: SVP member of the Vaud Cantonal Parliament
- 1993–1999 President of the commune of Bursins
