Thierry Burkart resigns as FDP President
Change of president
Thierry Burkart resigns as FDP President
After four years at the head of the free -minded, President Thierry Burkart resigned. The 49-year-old announced on Tuesday.
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Thierry Burkart explains his resignation.
Party president Thierry Burkart resigns: what we know and what is not
This is a surprise: Thierry Burkart makes the office as FDP president. He informed the parliamentary group on Tuesday. The time for a change at the head of the party is good, it says in a message from the party. The FDP is today « clearly positioned, occurs closed and is well established organizationally, » said Burkart.
In the future, as an Aargau Council of States, he wants to « only pursue factual policy and again devote himself more to his professional activities, » says the motives of his resignation. He released his office as of October 2025. He was FDP president since 2021, at that time Burkart succeeded Petra Gössi.
After four years as FDP party president, Thierry Burkart resigns.
