What positions has Simonetta Sommaruga held in the Swiss government?

Simonetta Sommaruga served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council and headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, where she was responsible for key policy areas.

Where did Simonetta Sommaruga receive her education?

She attended the University of Fribourg, a prominent institution in Switzerland.

What is Simonetta Sommaruga's role in Swiss politics?

As a former member of the Swiss Federal Council, she played a pivotal role in national governance, particularly in environmental, transport, and energy policies.

Simonetta Sommaruga

politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

Person Human Q122991

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[9]
Date of birth: May 14, 1960
Place of birth: Zug
Country of citizenship: Switzerland^[6]
Occupation: politician, pianist
Position held: Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss Council of States, Member of the Swiss National Council, President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation, Vice president of the Swiss Confederation, Vice president of the Swiss Confederation
Educated at: University of Fribourg^[8]
Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Switzerland^[10]
Spouse: Lukas Hartmann^[5]
Work location: Bern^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: German, Swiss German, French^[21]^[22]^[23]
Affiliation string: Transport^[26]
Birth name: Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga^[24]
Family name: Sommaruga^[12]
Given name: Simonetta^[13]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Lugano, Eggiwil^[16]^[17]
Name in native language: Simonetta Sommaruga^[25]
Native language: Swiss German^[7]
Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020^[18]^[19]^[20]
Relative: Cornelio Sommaruga^[15]
Residence: Bern^[11]
Social media followers: 53k (40k–53k, n=3)^[27]^[28]^[29]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 31

ISNI: 0000000108890974
VIAF cluster ID: 37983439
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2006034173
GND ID: 128902302
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Simonetta Sommaruga (2022).jpg ↗
BDELIS ID: 54987
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: sommaruga-simonetta
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 128902302
Dodis ID: P53517
Freebase ID: /m/0dgn6gd
HAND ID: 0B11-306B-AA9C-FB0F-9955
HDS ID: 046585

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IMDb ID: nm10669814
IdRef ID: 25357336X
Instagram username: simonetta_sommaruga
JRC Names ID: 161702
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 128902302
Kinorium person ID: 5476925
LB.ua dossier ID: person/5018
Munzinger person ID: 00000028398
MusicBrainz artist ID: 32436183-b1bf-4712-8732-33f6350d5be5
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 402264533
Olympedia people ID: 1600014
OpenParlData ID: 21873
OpenSanctions ID: Simonetta Sommaruga
RERO ID (legacy): A003848350
RIA Novosti person ID: simonetta-sommaruga
Swiss parliament ID: 512
TASS Encyclopedia person ID: sommaruga-simonetta
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxrVDw6W9Kp4yMdKvfKBP
X (Twitter) username: s_sommaruga

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3

German, French, Swiss German

Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 2

Lugano, Eggiwil

Occupation 2

politician, pianist

Position held 2

President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the Swiss Confederation

Chaired by 1

Federal Department of Justice and Police

Country of citizenship 1

Switzerland

Educated at 1

University of Fribourg

Instance of 1

human

Member of political party 1

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland

Native language 1

Swiss German

OpenSanctions ID 1

Simonetta Sommaruga

Place of birth 1

Zug

Relative 1

Cornelio Sommaruga

Residence 1

Bern

Sex or gender 1

female

Spouse 1

Lukas Hartmann

Spouses 1

Lukas Hartmann

Work location 1

Bern

← Director / manager 1

Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

← FactGrid item ID 1

Manigod

← Officially opened by 1

Ceneri Base Tunnel

← OpenSanctions ID 1

Simonetta Sommaruga

← Position holder 1

President of the Swiss Confederation

← Relative 1

Cornelio Sommaruga

← Substitute director/manager 1

Federal Department of Justice and Police

← Successful candidate 1

2011 Swiss Federal Council election

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Summary

Simonetta Sommaruga was born on May 14, 1960^[1], in Zug^[2]. She has worked as a politician^[3] and pianist^[4].

FAQs

Where was Simonetta Sommaruga born?

Simonetta Sommaruga was born in Zug^[2].

Who was Simonetta Sommaruga married to?

Simonetta Sommaruga's spouses include Lukas Hartmann^[5].

What did Simonetta Sommaruga do for work?

Simonetta Sommaruga worked as a politician^[3] and pianist^[4].

Where did Simonetta Sommaruga go to school?

Simonetta Sommaruga was educated at University of Fribourg^[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — place of birth (P19): Zug. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-10-24. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — sex or gender (P21): female. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-06. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — spouse (P26): Lukas Hartmann. rts.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-24. rts.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — country of citizenship (P27): Switzerland. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — educated at (P69): University of Fribourg. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — member of political party (P102): Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — native language (P103): Swiss German. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — occupation (P106): politician. parlament.ch council member database. Retrieved 2022-04-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — occupation (P106): pianist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — residence (P551): Bern. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — date of birth (P569): May 14, 1960. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — family name (P734): Sommaruga. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — given name (P735): Simonetta. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — work location (P937): Bern. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — relative (P1038): Cornelio Sommaruga. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Lugano. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Eggiwil. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — participant in (P1344): World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015. Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — participant in (P1344): World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017. Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — participant in (P1344): World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020. Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): German. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swiss German. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — birth name (P1477): Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — name in native language (P1559): Simonetta Sommaruga. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — affiliation string (P6424): Transport. Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — social media followers (P8687): 39,529. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — social media followers (P8687): 46,324. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Simonetta Sommaruga — social media followers (P8687): 53,082. wikidata.org.

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"Changed claim references: Place of birth: Zug, source for place of birth from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (OKA b…"
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Position held → Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Member of the Swiss Council of States, Member of the Swiss National Council +1

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OpenParlData ID → 21873

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Simonetta Sommaruga

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