Pius Segmüller

Pius Segmüller (born 8 March 1952) is a Swiss politician and former commander of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican City (1998-2002).

Segmüller was appointed Commander of the Swiss Guard following the death of Alois Estermann. In 2002, he was succeeded by Elmar Mäder and became head of the police of the city of Lucerne (2002-2006).

In October 2007, Segmüller was elected to the Swiss National Council as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) from the Canton of Lucerne. In Swiss federal election, 2011 he was not re-elected.

He is currently Director of Security for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Military offices
Preceded by
Alois Estermann
Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
1998  2002
Succeeded by
Elmar Mäder


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