Micheline Calmy-Rey
President, Switzerland, 2007

Micheline Calmy-Rey was Switzerland’s 2nd female President. Before her election to president, she held the post of Vice-President of Switzerland. She has also served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2002, where she heads the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. From 1981-1997 Calmy-Rey served as a representative in the Grand Council of the canton of Geneva as a member of the Social Democratic Party, and was president of the Geneva section of the party from 1986-1990 and 1993-1997. She was president of the Geneva section of the party from 1986-1990 and again from 1993-1997. Calmy-Rey is married with two children.