Stefan Blättler has a law degree (summa cum laude) from the University of Neuchâtel (CH), where he also completed his PhD. After a period in the banking industry, he joined the  police force of the canton of Bern and became Commander in 2006. He was then elected Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation by the Swiss Parliament in 2021 and took up  his position in January 2022. Stefan Blättler was also Strategic Director of the Swiss  Disaster Victim Identification Team, Chairman of the  Conference of Cantonal Police Commanders and Chairman of  the Foundation Board of the Swiss Police Institute.  

He has also been a lecturer in criminal law at the University of Neuchâtel and is currently lecturing criminal law at the University of Bern. He has published several articles on police issues in Swiss criminal law and criminology journals.   

Stefan Blättler was appointed member of the Executive Committee of the International  Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in September 2023.