Gerhard Michael Pfister (born 1 October 1962) is a Swiss educator and politician who currently serves as a member of the National Council for The Centre (previously Christian Democratic People's Party) since 2003.

[1] In 2016, he succeeded Christophe Darbellay as president of The Centre.

Pfister is currently also co-president of the Swiss Private School Association and founder and controlling shareholder of the day school Elementa Zug which is deemed for highly gifted children.

[7] In 1998, he was elected to the Cantonal Council of Zug where he served through 2003.

Since 1994, Pfister is married to Franziska (née Bachmann), who is also a teacher and educator.