Dominique Jordan was elected president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in 2018. Before that, he was chairman of FIP’s Board of Pharmaceutical Practice and is a past president of FIP’s Community Pharmacy Section.

Born in Switzerland, Mr Jordan studied pharmacy at the Universities of Bern and Lausanne, and is a Fellow of the Swiss Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He has held a number of positions in pharmaSuisse — the Swiss Association of Pharmacists — including head of its department of politics and economy, vice president and, finally, from 2003 to 2014, president and chief executive officer.

The owner of a community pharmacy in Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais, Mr Jordan is also vice president of Health Promotion Switzerland and is a member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.