Viktor Rossi
Oifig eileFederal Chancellor of Switzerland
Green Liberal Party (GLP / PVL) · Switzerland
Teanga na próifíle: English
Viktor Rossi (born 31 October 1968 in Bern) is a Swiss civil servant and politician who has served as Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (Bundeskanzler) since 1 January 2024. A member of the Green Liberal Party (GLP), he is the first Federal Chancellor to come from the GLP. A Swiss-Italian dual citizen and native German and Italian speaker, Rossi trained as a cook before earning a teacher's degree in law and economics at the University of Bern. He spent eleven years as director of the commercial training institution Bildung Formation Biel-Bienne (BFB) in Biel, then joined the Federal Chancellery in October 2010, leading its Records Management and Logistics section and later overseeing the GENOVA federal IT project. He was Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland from 1 May 2019 to 31 December 2023 and headed the Federal Council division of the Chancellery. On 13 December 2023 the Federal Assembly elected him Federal Chancellor, succeeding Walter Thurnherr. He is married and has two adult daughters.
Stair toghchánaíochta
Election of the Federal Chancellor by the Federal Assembly (United Federal Assembly)
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (Bundeskanzler)2023-12-13
Elected (took office 1 January 2024)
135 of 245 valid votes (2nd ballot)
i gcoinne Gabriel Lüchinger (SVP, 103 votes in 2nd ballot); also candidates Nathalie Goumaz (SVP) and independent Lukas Gresch-Brunner
Succeeded Walter Thurnherr (Centre/Mitte). Rossi reached an absolute majority in the second ballot. First Federal Chancellor from the Green Liberal Party.
Election of the Vice-Chancellor by the Federal Council
Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland (Vizekanzler)2018-12
Elected (took office 1 May 2019)
The Federal Council elected Rossi Vice-Chancellor in December 2018; he succeeded Jörg De Bernardi and led the Federal Council division of the Chancellery.
Stair oibre
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (Bundeskanzler)
Jan 1, 2024Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (Bundeskanzlei)
Chief of staff of the Federal Council; supports the Federal President and the Federal Council collegium in their governmental duties and attends the weekly Federal Council meetings with an advisory vote. First Federal Chancellor from the Green Liberal Party. Elected by the Federal Assembly on 13 December 2023.
Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland (Vizekanzler)
May 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2023Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (Bundeskanzlei)
Headed the Federal Council division (Bereich Bundesrat) of the Federal Chancellery. Elected Vice-Chancellor by the Federal Council in December 2018, taking office on 1 May 2019.
Delegate / supervisor for the GENOVA IT key project
2015 – 2019Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (Bundeskanzlei)
Acted as the Federal Chancellor's delegate as commissioning authority (Auftraggeber) for the GENOVA ICT key project, introducing the standard records-management/GEVER solution for the central federal administration.
Head of the Records Management and Logistics section (Sektion Geschäftsverwaltung und Logistik)
Oct 2010 – Apr 2019Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (Bundeskanzlei)
Led the Records Management and Logistics section of the Federal Chancellery after joining the office in October 2010.
President / Vice-president and Secretary, cantonal vocational-school conferences (Canton of Bern)
2004 – 2010Canton of Bern (Konferenz der Berufsfachschulen / Kaufmännische Rektorenkonferenz des Kantons Bern)
While director of BFB, served as vice-president and secretary of the conference of vocational and higher professional schools of the Canton of Bern, and as president of the Canton of Bern's conference of commercial-school rectors (Kaufmännische Rektorenkonferenz), president from 2009.
Director
1999 – 2010Bildung Formation Biel-Bienne (BFB), Biel
Directed the commercial training institution BFB in Biel for eleven years. He had first joined as a teacher of trade/commerce before taking over leadership of the school in 1999.
Oideachas
Vocational apprenticeship
1984-1987Apprenticeship as a cook (Koch) · Culinary / hospitality
Completed a vocational apprenticeship as a cook before pursuing further academic education.
Privatschule Humboldtianum, Bern
Gymnasiale Matura (maturity diploma) · Economics
Obtained a maturity diploma with an economics focus at the private school Humboldtianum in Bern.
Foinse:en.wikipedia.orgUniversity of Bern
1996Teacher's degree (Lehrerstudium) · Law and Economics
Completed teacher-training studies in economics and law at the University of Bern, qualifying in 1996.
University of Bern
2015Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Law · Law
Earned a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Law in 2015, in addition to further training in leadership, project and process management.
Príomhreachtaíocht
GENOVA ICT key project (records-management / GEVER standard solution)
Digital administration / records management2015
As the Federal Chancellor's delegate (commissioning authority), Rossi oversaw the GENOVA key project, which introduced the standard records-management (GEVER) solution across the central federal administration.
Tábhacht: A major federal digitalisation programme replacing legacy records-management systems; central to Rossi's stated priority of advancing the administration's digital transformation.