Viola Amherd

Viola Amherd
Official portrait, 2024
President of Switzerland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2024
Vice President	Karin Keller-Sutter
Preceded by	Alain Berset
Vice President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
President	Alain Berset
Preceded by	Alain Berset
Succeeded by	Karin Keller-Sutter
Swiss Federal Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Department	Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (2019–)
Preceded by	Doris Leuthard
Personal details
Born	Viola Patricia Amherd (1962-06-07) 7 June 1962 (age 61) Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland
Political party	Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2021) The Centre (since 2021)
Residence(s)	Brig-Glis, Valais
Alma mater	University of Fribourg
Occupation	Notary Lawyer

Viola Patricia Amherd (born 7 June 1962) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019, and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 since 1 January. She is the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport.^[1] Amherd was a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) before it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre (DM/LC) in 2021, which she joined.