Walter Thurnherr
Walter Thurnherr | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 16th Chancellor of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2023 | |
| President | Johann Schneider-Ammann Doris Leuthard Alain Berset Ueli Maurer Simonetta Sommaruga Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Alain Berset |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jörg De Bernardi Viktor Rossi André Simonazzi |
| Preceded by | Corina Casanova |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1963 Muri, Aargau, Switzerland |
| Political party | Christian Democratic People's Party (before 2021) The Centre (2021–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich University of Bern |
Walter Thurnherr (born 11 July 1963) is a Swiss government official who served as Chancellor of Switzerland from 2016 to 2023. Although he holds a traditionally nonpartisan office, he was elected as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). When it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021, Thurnherr joined the new party.
On 16 August 2023 he announced that he would leave his position before the end of 2023.