Karin Keller-Sutter
Karin Keller-Sutter | |
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Official portrait, 2026 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 | |
| Vice President | Guy Parmelin |
| Preceded by | Viola Amherd |
| Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024 | |
| President | Viola Amherd |
| Preceded by | Viola Amherd |
| Succeeded by | Guy Parmelin |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| Department | Justice and Police (2019–2022) Finance (2023–) |
| Preceded by | Johann Schneider-Ammann |
| President of the Council of States | |
| In office 27 November 2017 – 26 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ivo Bischofberger |
| Succeeded by | Jean-René Fournier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karin Maria Sutter 22 December 1963 |
| Party | Free Democratic Party (until 2009) FDP.The Liberals (since 2009) |
| Spouse |
Morten Keller (m. 1989) |
| Alma mater | Zurich University of Applied Sciences University of Fribourg |
| Signature | |
| Website | Federal Department of Finance website |
Karin Maria Keller-Sutter (Swiss Standard German: [ˈkaːriːn ˈkɛlər ˈzʊtər]; née Sutter; born 22 December 1963) is a Swiss politician and pedagogist who has served as a member of the Federal Council of Switzerland since 2019 and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2025.
Keller-Sutter is a member of the Liberals and serves as the head of the Federal Department of Finance. She previously served on the Council of States from 2011 to 2019 and from 2017 to 2018 as president of the Council of States. Before that she held several political roles on the cantonal and municipal level.
In 2023, Keller-Sutter was listed as one of the most influential women worldwide by the Financial Times. She was primarily credited for her engagement with the Acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS.