// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Germaine Seewer? Sewer-iously famous?
Germaine Seewer | |
|---|---|
 Seewer in 2017 | |
| Education | ETH Zurich (Dr. nat.) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Switzerland |
Branch | Swiss Armed Forces |
Service years | 1998–present |
Rank | Major general |
Germaine Seewer is a Swiss major general and the current head of international relations for the Swiss Armed Forces,[1] since 1 August 2024. Seewer is the highest-ranking woman in the military history of Switzerland.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Seewer was born in the Leuk municipality, in Upper Valais. She studied chemistry at ETH Zurich, and received a Doctorate of Natural Sciences from the institution.[2] While in university Seewer worked with animal scientists and completed her doctoral thesis on meat quality.[3]
Military service
[edit]Seewer joined the Swiss Armed Forces in 1998 as a military intelligence officer.[3] In 2000 she deployed as a staff officer with Swisscoy to Kosovo, and in 2004 she deployed as an observer with UNMEE in Ethiopia and Eritrea.[4]
Seewer attended the NATO Defense College in Rome in 2011.[4]
Dates of rank and duty assignments
[edit]| Insignia | Rank | Duty assignment | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Captain | Air force operations headquarters company, Swisscoy, KFOR | 2000 |
 | Major | Command and control section officer (within a brigade) | 2002 |
 | Lieutenant Colonel | Air force operations general staff | 2003 |
 | Colonel | Chief of Air Force Training and Deputy Chief of Air Force Staff | 2010 |
 | Brigadier General | Head of Armed Forces Personnel | 2013 |
 | Major General | Commander of the Armed Forces College and Deputy Chief of the Education and Training Command (2020) Head of International Relations (2024) | 2020 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Senior staff officers". Archived from the original on 2026-09-26. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 Herzog, Stéphane. "Germaine Seewer | The highest-ranking woman in the Swiss Armed Forces". www.swisscommunity.org. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Citizen in uniform". ETH Zurich. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 3 https://www.vtg.admin.ch/dam/en/sd-web/o6HkKj7Yn-K6/260401%20Seewer_e.pdf