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| Daniel Anrig | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1972 |
| Place of birth | Walenstadt, Switzerland |
| Allegiance |
 Vatican City Switzerland |
| Service/branch |
Pontifical Swiss Guard Swiss Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Pontifical Swiss Guard |
| Other work |
Police Officer Professor of Civil Law |
Daniel Rudolf Anrig (born 10 July 1972) is the current Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008.[1] He replaced Elmar Mäder who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002. He is the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
Biography
Anrig was born in Walenstadt (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland. He is married and has four children. He graduated in civil and ecclesiastical law from the University of Fribourg in 1999. He was Assistant Professor of Civil Law at the same university from 1999 until 2001.[citation needed]
He was head of criminal police in the canton of Glarus, from 2002 to 2006 when he became Commanding General of the Police Body of the canton of Glarus.[citation needed]
Anrig holds the rank of a captain in the Swiss Army. He has said that he is open to allowing women in the Guard, something which his predecessors had always rejected.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Bunson, Matthew (2008-10-15). Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 261–. ISBN 9781592764419. http://books.google.com/books?id=Nq9Dfmjgh-UC&pg=PA261. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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| Preceded by Elmar Mäder |
Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard 2008– present |
Incumbent |
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