Joseph Deiss

Joseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is an economist and Swiss politician. He is married with three sons.

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He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). In office, he heads the following departments:

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999 - 2002)
Federal Department of Economic Affairs (since 2003)

Following the non-reelection of Ruth Metzler-Arnold on December 10, 2003, he was elected President of the Confederation one year earlier (for the 2004 term), and is the only remaining representative of his party in the Council.

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►	Introduction
►	Political Career
►	Professional Career
►	Bibliography
►	External link

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January 18 (2) - President of the Confederation (1) - 2003 (1) - December 10 (1) - 2004 (1) - Leap year (1) - Gregorian Calendar (1) - 18th (1) - Swiss Federal Council (1) - Swiss (1) - 1946 (1) - March 11 (1) - Ruth Metzler-Arnold (1) - Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (1) - 1999 (1) -

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