The Federal Council names heads and deputies of its seven governmental departments for next year.
Effective January 1, Karin Keller-Sutter will head the Federal Department of Finance, the government said in a release Thursday (in German).
Karin Keller-Sutter replaces Ueli Maurer, who served as Switzerland's finance minister from 2016 to 2022.
Keller-Sutter's previous position as head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police department will go to incoming federal councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.
The second incoming federal councilor is Albert Roesti, who will head the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
According to the government's website, the Swiss government's new formation is as follows:
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
President of the Confederation Ignazio Cassis
Deputy: Federal Councillor Alain Berset
Federal Department of Home Affairs
Federal Councillor Alain Berset
Deputy: President of the Confederation Ignazio Cassis
Federal Department of Justice and Police
Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider
Deputy: Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport
Federal Councillor Viola Amherd
Deputy: Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin
Federal Department of Finance
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter
Deputy: Federal Councillor Albert Roesti
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin
Deputy: Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Federal Councillor Albert Roesti
Deputy: Federal Councillor Viola Amherd