André Simonazzi (17 November 1968 – 10 May 2024) was a Swiss journalist born in Monthey.

He held the office of Vice-Chancellor and spokesman for the Swiss Federal Council, from April 2009 until his death in 2024.

[3] He attended the Collège de l’Abbaye in St. Maurice, where he obtained a Latin and English baccalaureate in 1988.

After beginning a career as a journalist at the regional newspaper Le Nouvelliste, Simonazzi first joined the relief organization Caritas Switzerland's media department, before becoming its national spokesperson in 1998.

[6] Simonazzi was appointed spokesman for the Swiss federal council on 12 November 2008, a position he took up on 1 April 2009 and retained until his death in 2024.