Karin Keller-Sutter is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019.
10 Facts About Karin Keller-Sutter
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Karin Keller-Sutter lived her childhood in Wil before moving to Neuchatel.
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Karin Keller-Sutter studied language interpretation at Dolmetscherschule Zurich in Zurich.
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Karin Keller-Sutter then worked in a private capacity while studying political science in London and Montreal.
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Karin Keller-Sutter achieved a pedagogy post-grad from the University of Fribourg and worked as a teacher in a professional school.
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Karin Keller-Sutter is a former vice president of the board of trustees of the St Gallen Foundation for International Studies.
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Karin Keller-Sutter undertook a political career as a municipal councillor in Wil between 1992 and 2000.
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On 12 March 2000, Karin Keller-Sutter was elected to the Regierungsrat of the canton of St Gallen, where she was appointed to the department for security and justice.
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Karin Keller-Sutter was vice president of the conference of cantonal directors for justice and police.
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On 22 September 2010, Karin Keller-Sutter was a candidate for the Swiss Federal Council to succeed Hans-Rudolf Merz but failed to win the election; Johann Schneider-Ammann, a member of the National Council for the canton of Bern since 1999, won the seat instead.