13 Facts About Daniel Anrig

Colonel Daniel Rudolf Anrig was born on 10 July 1972 and was the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008.

Daniel Anrig replaced Elmar Mader who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002.

Daniel Anrig was succeeded by Christoph Graf as his term ended on 31 January 2015 and was not extended by Pope Francis.

Daniel Anrig served as halberdier in the Swiss Guard between 1992 and 1994.

Daniel Anrig graduated in civil and ecclesiastical law from the University of Fribourg in 1999.

Daniel Anrig held the rank of a captain in the Swiss Army.

Daniel Anrig was head of criminal police in the canton of Glarus from 2002 to March 2006, when he became commanding general of police in the canton of Glarus.

In 2003, Daniel Anrig was jointly responsible for a controversial raid by the Glarus cantonal police on human and drug trafficking in a home for asylum seekers.

However, Daniel Anrig had to bear part of the legal costs.

In 2012, the head of the Vatican police, Domenico Giani, and not Daniel Anrig, was honored by the international Catholic association "Tu es petrus" for his services to the security of the pope.

Daniel Anrig was reported to rule with an iron fist and lived in a luxury apartment.

From July 2015 to 2020, Daniel Anrig was head of the Staff Department - the smallest of four departments - at the office of the Zurich cantonal police at Zurich Airport, which was questioned critically.

From November 1,2020, Daniel Anrig was in charge of public administration in Zermatt as a communal secretary.