Rachel Salzmann
Vice Chancellor of the Swiss Confederation
Rachel Salzmann (born 8 December 1981) is a Swiss businesswoman and politician.
Having obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Bern University of Applied Sciences specialized in Public Management, she worked at the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications from 2012 to 2018, where she served as a personal advisor to Federal Council member Doris Leuthard. She then became head of Public and Regulatory Affairs at a Credit Suisse subsidiary, the Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG, before becoming chief of staff to the CEO of Swiss health insurance company CSS.
She was named Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland by the Federal Council on 8 March 2024 and replaced Jörg De Bernardi on July 1, who held the role ad interim after the election of Viktor Rossi as Federal Chancellor of Switzerland.
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