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He has served as a <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Regierungsrat</i></span> (Cantonal Minister) of <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Zug" title="Canton of Zug">Zug</a> since 2016, responsible for the health department. 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class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br>17 January 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><b>Directorate</b></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">Health</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pronunciation</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ˈmarˌtiːn<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈpfɪstɐ]</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Martin Pfister</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-07-31</span>) </span>31 July 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br><a href="/wiki/Zug" title="Zug">Zug</a>, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Centre_(political_party)" title="The Centre (political party)">The Centre</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Cacilda Giacometti Pfister</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label">Allenwinden (Zug)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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(";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>History</li><li>German studies</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Fribourg" title="University of Fribourg">University of Fribourg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Historian</li><li>Teacher</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zg.ch/de/regierungsrat/mitglieder/gesundheitsdirektion">Executive Council website</a></span><br><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.martin-pfister.ch/">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/15px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/30px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Army">Swiss Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Oberst" title="Oberst">Oberst</a></i> (Colonel)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Pfister <a href="/wiki/2025_Swiss_Federal_Council_election" title="2025 Swiss Federal Council election">was elected</a> to succeed <a href="/wiki/Viola_Amherd" title="Viola Amherd">Viola Amherd</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Federal Council (Switzerland)</a> on 12 March 2025 and two days later it was announced that he would also replace Amherd as head of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Defence,_Civil_Protection_and_Sport" title="Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport">Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Political_career"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Political career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Personal_life_and_education"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life and education</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Political_positions"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Political positions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Pfister&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_career">Political career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Pfister&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Pfister's political career began with his election into the Cantonal Council (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kantonsrat</i></span>) of <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Zug" title="Canton of Zug">Zug</a> in 2006, an office he held until 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Tanner-2025_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tanner-2025-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2009 until 2012, he held the role of party leader (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Fraktionschef</i></span>) of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland">CVP</a> in Zug.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Morosoli-2021_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Morosoli-2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the by-elections of 17 January 2016 for the Executive Council (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Regierungsrat</i></span>) of the Canton of Zug, Pfister was elected to fill the vacancy of <a href="/wiki/Peter_Hegglin" title="Peter Hegglin">Peter Hegglin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-zgch-2016_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zgch-2016-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the health department of Zug from 2016 to 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-Pinto-2025_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pinto-2025-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the head of the Conference of Central Swiss Health Directors, Pfister had a prominent role in the response to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Switzerland" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. He won the most votes of any candidate in the 2022 Executive Council elections.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2025, Pfister was elected into the Federal Council to replace Viola Amherd.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His taking over the leadership of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Defence,_Civil_Protection_and_Sport" title="Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport">Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport</a> was expected and officially confirmed in the redistribution of departments amongst Federal Councillors two days after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025a_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025a-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NZZ-2025_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZZ-2025-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, Pfister's opponent <a href="/wiki/Markus_Ritter_(politician)" title="Markus Ritter (politician)">Markus Ritter</a> was seen as the favorite, having far more influence in national politics. Pfister announced his candidacy at the last moment and spent several days in private afterwards, leading to him being described as an "alibi candidate". During his campaign, he focused on large geopolitical issues, often answering questions hesitantly or with "there I pull the <a href="/wiki/Joker_(playing_card)" title="Joker (playing card)">joker</a>". In contrast to Ritter, who aggressively presented himself as a problem-solver, Pfister spoke slowly and calmly.<sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_life_and_education">Personal life and education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Pfister&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life and education" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Pfister was born 31 July 1963 in Zug and grew up there and in Allenwinden,<sup id="cite_ref-admin-2025_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-admin-2025-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-zgch-a_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zgch-a-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he also currently resides with his family.<sup id="cite_ref-Tanner-2025_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tanner-2025-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a young man, Pfister was active in the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Guide_and_Scout_Movement" title="Swiss Guide and Scout Movement">scouts</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Pfadi</i></span>) in <a href="/wiki/Baar,_Switzerland" title="Baar, Switzerland">Baar</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Scout_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout name">scout name</a> <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Hecht</i></span>, '<a href="/wiki/Northern_pike" title="Northern pike">Pike</a>'.<sup id="cite_ref-Tanner-2025_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tanner-2025-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his military service, he attended officer school in <a href="/wiki/Wangen_an_der_Aare" title="Wangen an der Aare">Wangen an der Aare</a>, where he was noted for his physical resilience, once even carrying two backpacks.<sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his military training, Pfister worked as an assistant to Professor <a href="/w/index.php?title=Urs_Altermatt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urs Altermatt (page does not exist)">Urs Altermatt</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urs_Altermatt" class="extiw" title="de:Urs Altermatt">de</a>]</span> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Fribourg" title="University of Fribourg">University of Fribourg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He studied history and German studies,<sup id="cite_ref-Sander-2025_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sander-2025-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in particular also the history of Swiss Federal Councillors and wrote his thesis about <a href="/wiki/Philipp_Etter" title="Philipp Etter">Philipp Etter</a>, an early Federal Councillor from Zug.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the recommendation of his professor, Pfister chose not to pursue an academic career.<sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pfister is married to Cacilda Giacometti Pfister.<sup id="cite_ref-Schlapbach-2025_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schlapbach-2025-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together, they parent a patchwork family with four children.<sup id="cite_ref-Schlapbach-2025_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schlapbach-2025-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wittwer-2025_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wittwer-2025-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Pfister&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political positions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>Pfister is against loosening the debt brake, instead preferring to increase revenue by raising the <a href="/wiki/Value_added_tax_(Switzerland)" title="Value added tax (Switzerland)">value added tax</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SRF-2025_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRF-2025-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His positions were described in the <i><a href="/wiki/Neue_Z%C3%BCrcher_Zeitung" title="Neue Zürcher Zeitung">Neue Zürcher Zeitung</a></i> (NZZ) as "liberal in social and economic questions".<sup id="cite_ref-Venetz-2025_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venetz-2025-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pfister's colleagues on the Executive Council in Zug have described him as "very collegial", with political opponents praising his openness to discussion. 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