Joseph Deiss

Joseph Deiss
Deiss in 2010
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 14 September 2010 – 14 September 2011
Vice President	Mark Lyall Grant
Preceded by	Ali Abdussalam Treki
Succeeded by	Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2004
Vice President	Samuel Schmid
Preceded by	Pascal Couchepin
Succeeded by	Samuel Schmid
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1 May 1999 – 31 July 2006
Preceded by	Flavio Cotti
Succeeded by	Doris Leuthard
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-18) 18 January 1946 (age 78) Fribourg, Switzerland
Political party	Christian Democratic People's Party
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Fribourg
Profession	Economist
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Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999–2002) before transferring to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (2003–2006). Deiss was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010.^[1]