Chapter 1: Swiss President for 2015: Simonetta Sommaruga Simonetta Sommaruga was elected in 1999 to the National Council (House of Representatives) of Switzerland and in 2003 to the Council of States (Senate) where she represented the canton of Bern until 2010. She was on the Council of States Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxes, on the Committee for Social Security and Health, and served as vice-president of the Committee for Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy. She was also vice-president of the Swiss Delegation to the Committee of Members of Parliament of the EFTA Countries and for Relations with the European Parliament (DelEFTA/EP). In September 2010 Simonetta Sommaruga was elected Federal Councillor (Secretary) of the Federal Department of Justice and Police by the United Federal Assembly. On December 2014 the Federal Assembly elected Simonetta Sommaruga as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2015. Read more about the Swiss governmental system in chapters 2 and 3. ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/en/home.html
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