Career landmark: Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (2026).
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Ignazio Cassis
Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis is a Swiss physician and politician who has served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November 2017 and as Vice President of the Swiss Confederation for 2026. A member of FDP.The Liberals, Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affair…
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science · Swiss Federal Councillor since 2017 · politician · physician · also Ignazio Cassis, Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis, Cassis
Born 13 April 1961 · Q117254
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 2 entries
Bluewin: Ignazio Cassis: "Switzerland is used to prosperity and security"
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2022· 2 entries
As president of the Swiss Confederation, Cassis took a leading role in redefining Swiss neutrality in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Career landmark: President of the Swiss Confederation (2022–2023).
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2021· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice president of the Swiss Confederation (2021–2021).
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Cassis served as Vice President of Switzerland
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2019· 1 entry
Ordered the suspension of Swiss aid to UNRWA, which he had criticized in several speeches
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2017· 2 entries
Cassis was one of the three candidates the FDP chose to replace him, the other two being Isabelle Moret (a National Councillor from Vaud) and Pierre Maudet (a cantonal official from Geneva and former mayor of Geneva)
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Career landmark: Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2017).
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Swiss National Council (2007–2017).
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2000· 1 entry
Published “Angiotensin II promotes atherosclerotic lesions and aneurysms in apolipoprotein E–deficient mice” in Journal of Clinical Investigation — cited 1,184 times.
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1999· 1 entry
Published “Histone H3 and U2 snRNA DNA sequences and arthropod molecular evolution” in Australian Journal of Zoology — cited 857 times.
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-04-13.
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