Gerhard Pfister

Gerhard Pfister (born 1 October 1962) is a Swiss politician. He has served as a member of the National Council. Since 2016, he has been the president of the Christian Democrats.

Gerhard Pfister
Member of the National Council of Switzerland
Assumed office
1 December 2003
ConstituencyCanton of Zug
President of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
Assumed office
23 April 2016
Personal details
Born(1962-10-01)1 October 1962
Oberägeri, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Political partyChristian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Fribourg
OccupationPolitician / Educator

Biography

Pfister was born on 1 October 1962 in Oberägeri in the Canton of Zug. His parents operated a private boarding school. He studied there before moving on to Disentis Abbey school. He studied philosophy and literature at the University of Fribourg. He taught at the school and took over operations after the death of his father in 1994. The school closed in 2012.[1]

In 1998, he was elected to the Cantonal Council of Zug where he served through 2003. He then became the party president in Zug in 1999, a position he held in until 2008. He won a seat in the National Council in 2003.[1] He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.

In 2012, he was elected as the president of the Christian Democrats, succeeding Christophe Darbellay.[2]

References
  1. "Gerhard Pfister ist neuer CVP-Präsident" (in German). Tages Anzeiger. 2016-04-23.
  2. "Darbellay passe le témoin à Gerhard Pfister" (in French). 20 minuten. 2016-04-23.
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