Daniel Anrig

Daniel Rudolf Anrig (born 10 July 1972) was the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008,[1] He replaced Elmar Mäder who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002.[2] He was succeeded by Christoph Graf as his term ended on 31 January 2015 and was not extended by Pope Francis.[3][4]

Daniel Anrig
Born (1972-07-10) 10 July 1972
Walenstadt, Switzerland
Allegiance  Vatican City
Service/branchPontifical Swiss Guard
Swiss Army
Years of service1992–1994
2008–2015
RankColonel
Commands heldPontifical Swiss Guard
Other workPolice officer
Banner of the Pontifical Swiss Guard of Pope Francis under the command of Anrig (2013–2015)

Anrig was born in Walenstadt (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland. He is married and has four children. Anrig served as halberdier in the Swiss Guard between 1992 and 1994.[5] He graduated in civil and ecclesiastical law from the University of Fribourg in 1999.

Anrig held the rank of a captain in the Swiss Army. 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.[6] Since July 2015 Anrig has been head of a section of the Zürich Airport corps of Kantonspolizei Zürich.[7]

References
  1. Bunson, Matthew (15 October 2008). Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 261–. ISBN 9781592764419. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. "Swiss guard row over brutal police raid". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "Pope Francis removes Swiss Guard chief". Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ex-swiss-guard-head-defends-leadership-style/41247358
  5. "Swiss Guard — Organization". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. "New head of Pope's army under fire over allegations of police brutality against asylum seekers". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. Ex-Kommandant beschäftigt Regierungsrat, Zürcher Unterländer 30 June 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Elmar Mäder		 Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
2008–2015		 Succeeded by
Christoph Graf

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