Fathi Derder

Fathi Derder (4 December 1970 – 25 January 2025) was a Swiss politician of the Liberal-Radical Party (PLR).

[1] Born in Lausanne on 4 December 1970,[2] Derder had an Algerian father and a Valasian mother.

[3] Derder studied letters at the University of Lausanne and joined its student radio station, Fréquence Banane.

[15] In November 2022, he succeeded Niniane Paeffgan as director of Swiss Digital Initiative.

[16] In 2011, Derder was elected to the National Council, where he joined the Science, Education and Culture Committee.