List of Swiss Federal Presidents
The list of Swiss Federal Presidents shows all Federal Presidents of the Swiss Confederation since the federal state was founded in 1848.
Unlike the Federal President in the neighboring countries of Austria or Germany , the Swiss Federal President is not a head of state ; he is also not a head of government . The Federal Constitution provides that all business is carried out by the entire Federal Council in the college . In the event of a tie, the Federal President has the decisive vote as “ primus inter pares ”. He also chairs the Federal Council meetings.
The function is seen as a «secondary task», since the Federal President continues to run his department normally and experiences the normal burden there. In addition, there are only a few representational tasks, mainly domestically, but increasingly also abroad. For example, the Federal President gives the official radio and television speeches for the New Year and the Swiss National Day on August 1st or gives the diplomatic corps the traditional New Year reception in the Federal Palace .
The Federal President is elected annually by the United Federal Assembly on the second Wednesday of the winter session . Direct re-election after a term of office is ruled out and the principle of anciency prevails : The unwritten rule applies that the Federal Councilor who has not (or has not) held this office for the longest time will become President.
Explanation of the list
- Year: The year in office of the President. For more detailed information on changes in Vice-Presidents during the year, please click on the relevant article.
- Federal President: A photo, full name and year of birth and death.
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Party: The President's Party . The abbreviations are given and the box is highlighted in color according to the following scheme;
- Light blue: FDP. The Liberals (from 1894 to 2008: FDP , before 1894 the free-thinking, liberal and radical predecessor groups referred to as "free-thinking")
- Orange: KK, KCVP, CVP
- Dark blue: Liberal Party
- Green: BGB , SVP
- Red: SP
- Yellow: BDP
- Vice President / Party: The full name of the Vice President, his party and a photo.
Note: The information below is taken from the individual articles.
List of all Federal Presidents and Vice Federal Presidents
| Reset sorting ( ? ) | Federal President | Vice President | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | image | Name (life data) |
Political party | choice | image | Surname | Political party |
| 1848 1849 |
|
Jonas Furrer (1805–1861) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Henri Druey | Free minded |
| 1850 |
|
Henri Druey (1799–1855) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Josef Munzinger | Free minded |
| 1851 |
|
Josef Munzinger (1791–1855) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Jonas Furrer | Free minded |
| 1852 |
|
Jonas Furrer (1805–1861) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff | Free minded |
| 1853 |
|
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (1802-1881) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Friedrich Frey-Herosé | Free minded |
| 1854 |
|
Friedrich Frey-Herosé (1801–1873) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Ulrich Ochsenbein | Free minded |
| 1855 |
|
Jonas Furrer (1805–1861) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Jakob Stämpfli | Free minded |
| 1856 |
|
Jakob Stämpfli (1820–1879) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Constant Fornerod | Free minded |
| 1857 |
|
Constant Fornerod (1819-1899) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Jonas Furrer | Free minded |
| 1858 |
|
Jonas Furrer (1805–1861) |
Free minded | 4th |
|
Jakob Stämpfli | Free minded |
| 1859 |
|
Jakob Stämpfli (1820–1879) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Friedrich Frey-Herosé | Free minded |
| 1860 |
|
Friedrich Frey-Herosé (1801–1873) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Josef Martin Knüsel | Free minded |
| 1861 |
|
Josef Martin Knüsel (1813–1889) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Jakob Stämpfli | Free minded |
| 1862 |
|
Jakob Stämpfli (1820–1879) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Constant Fornerod | Free minded |
| 1863 |
|
Constant Fornerod (1819-1899) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Jakob Dubs | Free minded |
| 1864 |
|
Jakob Dubs (1822–1879) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1865 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Josef Martin Knüsel | Free minded |
| 1866 |
|
Josef Martin Knüsel (1813–1889) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Constant Fornerod | Free minded |
| 1867 |
|
Constant Fornerod (1819-1899) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Jakob Dubs | Free minded |
| 1868 |
|
Jakob Dubs (1822–1879) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1869 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Victor Luffy | Free minded |
| 1870 |
|
Jakob Dubs (1822–1879) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1871 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1872 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Paul Cérésole | Free minded |
| 1873 |
|
Paul Cérésole (1832–1905) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1874 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1875 |
|
Johann Jakob Scherer (1825-1878) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Eugène Borel | Free minded |
| 1876 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 3. |
|
Joachim Heer | Free minded |
| 1877 |
|
Joachim Heer (1825–1879) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1878 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 4th |
|
Bernhard Hammer | Free minded |
| 1879 |
|
Bernhard Hammer (1822–1907) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1880 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 4th |
|
Fridolin other value | Free minded |
| 1881 |
|
Numa Droz (1844-1899) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Simeon Bavier | Free minded |
| 1882 |
|
Simeon Bavier (1825-1896) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Louis Ruchonnet | Free minded |
| 1883 |
|
Louis Ruchonnet (1834-1893) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1884 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 5. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1885 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 5. |
|
Adolf Deucher | Free minded |
| 1886 |
|
Adolf Deucher (1831-1912) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Numa Droz | Free minded |
| 1887 |
|
Numa Droz (1844-1899) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Wilhelm Hertenstein | Free minded |
| 1888 |
|
Wilhelm Hertenstein (1825–1888) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Bernhard Hammer | Free minded |
| 1889 |
|
Bernhard Hammer (1822–1907) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Louis Ruchonnet | Free minded |
| 1890 |
|
Louis Ruchonnet (1834-1893) |
Free minded | 2. |
|
Emil Welti | Free minded |
| 1891 |
|
Emil Welti (1825–1899) |
Free minded | 6th |
|
Walter Hauser | Free minded |
| 1892 |
|
Walter Hauser (1837–1902) |
Free minded | 1. |
|
Karl Schenk | Free minded |
| 1893 |
|
Karl Schenk (1823–1895) |
Free minded | 6th |
|
Emil Frey | Free minded |
| 1894 |
|
Emil Frey (1838-1922) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Josef Zemp | KK |
| 1895 |
|
Josef Zemp (1834–1908) |
KK | 1. |
|
Adrien Lachenal | FDP |
| 1896 |
|
Adrien Lachenal (1849–1918) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Adolf Deucher | FDP |
| 1897 |
|
Adolf Deucher (1831-1912) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Eugène Luffy | FDP |
| 1898 |
|
Eugène Luffy (1854-1919) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Eduard Müller | FDP |
| 1899 |
|
Eduard Müller (1848-1919) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Walter Hauser | FDP |
| 1900 |
|
Walter Hauser (1837–1902) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Ernst Brenner | FDP |
| 1901 |
|
Ernst Brenner (1856–1911) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Josef Zemp | KK |
| 1902 |
|
Josef Zemp (1834–1908) |
KK | 2. |
|
Adolf Deucher | FDP |
| 1903 |
|
Adolf Deucher (1831-1912) |
FDP | 3. |
|
Robert Comtesse | FDP |
| 1904 |
|
Robert Comtesse (1847-1922) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Marc Ruchet | FDP |
| 1905 |
|
Marc Ruchet (1853-1912) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Ludwig Forrer | FDP |
| 1906 |
|
Ludwig Forrer (1845–1921) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Eduard Müller | FDP |
| 1907 |
|
Eduard Müller (1848-1919) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Ernst Brenner | FDP |
| 1908 |
|
Ernst Brenner (1856–1911) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Josef Zemp | KK |
|
|
Adolf Deucher | FDP | |||||
| 1909 |
|
Adolf Deucher (1831-1912) |
FDP | 4th |
|
Robert Comtesse | FDP |
| 1910 |
|
Robert Comtesse (1847-1922) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Marc Ruchet | FDP |
| 1911 |
|
Marc Ruchet (1853-1912) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Ludwig Forrer | FDP |
| 1912 |
|
Ludwig Forrer (1845–1921) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Eduard Müller | FDP |
| 1913 |
|
Eduard Müller (1848-1919) |
FDP | 3. |
|
Arthur Hoffmann | FDP |
| 1914 |
|
Arthur Hoffmann (1857-1927) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Giuseppe Motta | SKVP |
| 1915 |
|
Giuseppe Motta (1871-1940) |
SKVP | 1. |
|
Camille Decoppet | FDP |
| 1916 |
|
Camille Decoppet (1862-1925) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Edmund Schulthess | FDP |
| 1917 |
|
Edmund Schulthess (1868-1944) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Felix Calonder | FDP |
| 1918 |
|
Felix Calonder (1863–1952) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Eduard Müller | FDP |
| 1919 |
|
Gustave Ador (1845-1928) |
LPS | 1. |
|
Giuseppe Motta | SKVP |
| 1920 |
|
Giuseppe Motta (1871-1940) |
SKVP | 2. |
|
Edmund Schulthess | FDP |
| 1921 |
|
Edmund Schulthess (1868-1944) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Robert Haab | FDP |
| 1922 |
|
Robert Haab (1865-1939) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Karl Scheurer | FDP |
| 1923 |
|
Karl Scheurer (1872–1929) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Ernest Chuard | FDP |
| 1924 |
|
Ernest Chuard (1857-1942) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Jean-Marie Musy | SKVP |
| 1925 |
|
Jean-Marie Musy (1876–1952) |
SKVP | 1. |
|
Heinrich Häberlin | FDP |
| 1926 |
|
Heinrich Häberlin (1868–1947) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Giuseppe Motta | SKVP |
| 1927 |
|
Giuseppe Motta (1871-1940) |
SKVP | 3. |
|
Edmund Schulthess | FDP |
| 1928 |
|
Edmund Schulthess (1868-1944) |
FDP | 3. |
|
Robert Haab | FDP |
| 1929 |
|
Robert Haab (1865-1939) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Karl Scheurer | FDP |
| 1930 |
|
Jean-Marie Musy (1876–1952) |
SKVP | 2. |
|
Heinrich Häberlin | FDP |
| 1931 |
|
Heinrich Häberlin (1868–1947) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Giuseppe Motta | SKVP |
| 1932 |
|
Giuseppe Motta (1871-1940) |
SKVP | 4th |
|
Edmund Schulthess | FDP |
| 1933 |
|
Edmund Schulthess (1868-1944) |
FDP | 4th |
|
Marcel Pilet-Golaz | FDP |
| 1934 |
|
Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889-1958) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Rudolf Minger | BGB |
| 1935 |
|
Rudolf Minger (1881–1955) |
BGB | 1. |
|
Albert Meyer | FDP |
| 1936 |
|
Albert Meyer (1870–1953) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Giuseppe Motta | SKVP |
| 1937 |
|
Giuseppe Motta (1871-1940) |
SKVP | 5. |
|
Johannes Baumann | FDP |
| 1938 |
|
Johannes Baumann (1874–1953) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Philipp Etter | SKVP |
| 1939 |
|
Philipp Etter (1891–1977) |
SKVP | 1. |
|
Marcel Pilet-Golaz | FDP |
| 1940 |
|
Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889-1958) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Hermann Obrecht | FDP |
|
|
Rudolf Minger | BGB | |||||
| 1941 |
|
Ernst Wetter (1877–1963) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Philipp Etter | SKVP |
| 1942 |
|
Philipp Etter (1891–1977) |
SKVP | 2. |
|
Enrico Celio | SKVP |
| 1943 |
|
Enrico Celio (1889–1980) |
SKVP | 1. |
|
Walther Stampfli | FDP |
| 1944 |
|
Walther Stampfli (1884–1965) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Marcel Pilet-Golaz | FDP |
| 1945 |
|
Eduard von Steiger (1881–1962) |
BGB | 1. |
|
Karl Kobelt | FDP |
| 1946 |
|
Karl Kobelt (1891–1968) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Philipp Etter | SKVP |
| 1947 |
|
Philipp Etter (1891–1977) |
SKVP | 3. |
|
Enrico Celio | SKVP |
| 1948 |
|
Enrico Celio (1889–1980) |
SKVP | 2. |
|
Ernst Nobs | SP |
| 1949 |
|
Ernst Nobs (1886–1957) |
SP | 1. |
|
Max Petitpierre | FDP |
| 1950 |
|
Max Petitpierre (1899-1994) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Eduard von Steiger | BGB |
| 1951 |
|
Eduard von Steiger (1881–1962) |
BGB | 2. |
|
Karl Kobelt | FDP |
| 1952 |
|
Karl Kobelt (1891–1968) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Philipp Etter | SKVP |
| 1953 |
|
Philipp Etter (1891–1977) |
SKVP | 4th |
|
Rodolphe Rubattel | FDP |
| 1954 |
|
Rodolphe Rubattel (1896–1961) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Josef Escher | SKVP |
| 1955 |
|
Max Petitpierre (1899-1994) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Markus Feldmann | BGB |
| 1956 |
|
Markus Feldmann (1897–1958) |
BGB | 1. |
|
Hans Streuli | FDP |
| 1957 |
|
Hans Streuli (1892-1970) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Thomas Holenstein | KCVP |
| 1958 |
|
Thomas Holenstein (1896–1962) |
KCVP | 1. |
|
Paul Chaudet | FDP |
| 1959 |
|
Paul Chaudet (1904–1977) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Giuseppe Lepori | KCVP |
| 1960 |
|
Max Petitpierre (1899-1994) |
FDP | 3. |
|
Friedrich Traugott elections | BGB |
| 1961 |
|
Friedrich Traugott Elections (1899–1985) |
BGB | 1. |
|
Paul Chaudet | FDP |
| 1962 |
|
Paul Chaudet (1904–1977) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Jean Bourgknecht | KCVP |
|
Willy Spühler | SP | |||||
| 1963 |
|
Willy Spühler (1902–1990) |
SP | 1. |
|
Ludwig von Moos | KCVP |
| 1964 |
|
Ludwig von Moos (1910–1990) |
KCVP | 1. |
|
Hans-Peter Tschudi | SP |
| 1965 |
|
Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913-2002) |
SP | 1. |
|
Hans Schaffner | FDP |
| 1966 |
|
Hans Schaffner (1908-2004) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Roger Bonvin | KCVP |
| 1967 |
|
Roger Bonvin (1907-1982) |
KCVP | 1. |
|
Willy Spühler | SP |
| 1968 |
|
Willy Spühler (1902–1990) |
SP | 2. |
|
Ludwig von Moos | KCVP |
| 1969 |
|
Ludwig von Moos (1910–1990) |
KCVP | 2. |
|
Hans-Peter Tschudi | SP |
| 1970 |
|
Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913-2002) |
SP | 2. |
|
Rudolf Gnägi | BGB |
| 1971 |
|
Rudolf Gnägi (1917–1985) |
SVP | 1. |
|
Nello Celio | FDP |
| 1972 |
|
Nello Celio (1914–1995) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Roger Bonvin | CVP |
| 1973 |
|
Roger Bonvin (1907-1982) |
CVP | 2. |
|
Ernst Brugger | FDP |
| 1974 |
|
Ernst Brugger (1914–1998) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Pierre Graber | SP |
| 1975 |
|
Pierre Graber (1908-2003) |
SP | 1. |
|
Rudolf Gnägi | SVP |
| 1976 |
|
Rudolf Gnägi (1917–1985) |
SVP | 2. |
|
Kurt Furgler | CVP |
| 1977 |
|
Kurt Furgler (1924-2008) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Willi Ritschard | SP |
| 1978 |
|
Willi Ritschard (1918–1983) |
SP | 1. |
|
Hans Hürlimann | CVP |
| 1979 |
|
Hans Hürlimann (1918–1994) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Georges-André Chevallaz | FDP |
| 1980 |
|
Georges-André Chevallaz (1915-2002) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Kurt Furgler | CVP |
| 1981 |
|
Kurt Furgler (1924-2008) |
CVP | 2. |
|
Fritz Honegger | FDP |
| 1982 |
|
Fritz Honegger (1917–1999) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Pierre Aubert | SP |
| 1983 |
|
Pierre Aubert (1927-2016) |
SP | 1. |
|
Willi Ritschard | SP |
| 1984 |
|
Leon Schlumpf (1925–2012) |
SVP | 1. |
|
Kurt Furgler | CVP |
| 1985 |
|
Kurt Furgler (1924-2008) |
CVP | 3. |
|
Alphons Egli | CVP |
| 1986 |
|
Alphons Egli (1924-2016) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Pierre Aubert | SP |
| 1987 |
|
Pierre Aubert (1927-2016) |
SP | 2. |
|
Otto Stich | SP |
| 1988 |
|
Otto Stich (1927–2012) |
SP | 1. |
|
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | FDP |
| 1989 |
|
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1936–1998) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Elisabeth Kopp | FDP |
|
Arnold Koller | CVP | |||||
| 1990 |
|
Arnold Koller (* 1933) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Flavio Cotti | CVP |
| 1991 |
|
Flavio Cotti (* 1939) |
CVP | 1. |
|
René Felber | SP |
| 1992 |
|
René Felber (* 1933) |
SP | 1. |
|
Adolf Ogi | SVP |
| 1993 |
|
Adolf Ogi (* 1942) |
SVP | 1. |
|
Otto Stich | SP |
| 1994 |
|
Otto Stich (1927–2012) |
SP | 2. |
|
Kaspar Villiger | FDP |
| 1995 |
|
Kaspar Villiger (* 1941) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | FDP |
| 1996 |
|
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1936–1998) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Arnold Koller | CVP |
| 1997 |
|
Arnold Koller (* 1933) |
CVP | 2. |
|
Flavio Cotti | CVP |
| 1998 |
|
Flavio Cotti (* 1939) |
CVP | 2. |
|
Ruth Dreifuss | SP |
| 1999 |
|
Ruth Dreifuss (* 1940) |
SP | 1. |
|
Adolf Ogi | SVP |
| 2000 |
|
Adolf Ogi (* 1942) |
SVP | 2. |
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Moritz Leuenberger | SP |
| 2001 |
|
Moritz Leuenberger (* 1946) |
SP | 1. |
|
Kaspar Villiger | FDP |
| 2002 |
|
Kaspar Villiger (* 1941) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Pascal Couchepin | FDP |
| 2003 |
|
Pascal Couchepin (* 1942) |
FDP | 1. |
|
Ruth Metzler-Arnold | CVP |
| 2004 |
|
Joseph Deiss (* 1946) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Samuel Schmid | SVP |
| 2005 |
|
Samuel Schmid (* 1947) |
SVP | 1. |
|
Moritz Leuenberger | SP |
| 2006 |
|
Moritz Leuenberger (* 1946) |
SP | 2. |
|
Micheline Calmy-Rey | SP |
| 2007 |
|
Micheline Calmy-Rey (* 1945) |
SP | 1. |
|
Pascal Couchepin | FDP |
| 2008 |
|
Pascal Couchepin (* 1942) |
FDP | 2. |
|
Hans-Rudolf Merz | FDP |
| 2009 |
|
Hans-Rudolf Merz (* 1942) |
FDP The Liberals | 1. |
|
Doris Leuthard | CVP |
| 2010 |
|
Doris Leuthard (* 1963) |
CVP | 1. |
|
Moritz Leuenberger | SP |
|
Micheline Calmy-Rey | SP | |||||
| 2011 |
|
Micheline Calmy-Rey (* 1945) |
SP | 2. |
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Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf | BDP |
| 2012 |
|
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (* 1956) |
BDP | 1. |
|
Ueli Maurer | SVP |
| 2013 |
|
Ueli Maurer (* 1950) |
SVP | 1. |
|
Didier Burkhalter | FDP The Liberals |
| 2014 |
|
Didier Burkhalter (* 1960) |
FDP The Liberals | 1. |
|
Simonetta Sommaruga | SP |
| 2015 |
|
Simonetta Sommaruga (* 1960) |
SP | 1. |
|
Johann Schneider-Ammann | FDP The Liberals |
| 2016 |
|
Johann Schneider-Ammann (* 1952) |
FDP The Liberals | 1. |
|
Doris Leuthard | CVP |
| 2017 |
|
Doris Leuthard (* 1963) |
CVP | 2. |
|
Alain Berset | SP |
| 2018 |
|
Alain Berset (* 1972) |
SP | 1. |
|
Ueli Maurer | SVP |
| 2019 |
|
Ueli Maurer (* 1950) |
SVP | 2. |
|
Simonetta Sommaruga | SP |
| 2020 |
|
Simonetta Sommaruga (* 1960) |
SP | 2. |
|
Guy Parmelin | SVP |
statistics
| Political party | Federal President |
|---|---|
| FDP. The Liberals , FDP | 105 + 1 |
| Liberal Party | 1 |
| CVP, KCVP, KK | 32 |
| SVP , BGB | 13 |
| SP | 20th |
| BDP | 1 |
| Total | 172 |
So far, the FDP has by far the most federal presidents and with Jonas Furrer also the first. After the founding of the federal state in 1848, it took 47 years before Josef Zemp from the Catholic Conservatives was able to take office for the first time, a federal councilor from another party.
Ruth Dreifuss was the first female Federal President in 1999. After her, four other women have held the position so far: Micheline Calmy-Rey (2007, 2011), Doris Leuthard (2010, 2017), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2012) and Simonetta Sommaruga (2015, 2020).
18 Federal Councilors never held the office of Federal President: Ulrich Ochsenbein , Stefano Franscini , Giovanni Battista Pioda , Victor Ruffy , Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel , Eugène Borel , Fridolin Anderwert , Josef Anton Schobinger , Louis Perrier , Hermann Obrecht , Max Weber , Josef Escher , Giuseppe Lepori , Jean Bourgknecht , Rudolf Friedrich , Elisabeth Kopp , Ruth Metzler and Christoph Blocher .
Four incumbent Federal Councilors have not yet been Federal President: Guy Parmelin (Vice President 2020 and scheduled as Federal President in 2021), Ignazio Cassis , Viola Amherd and Karin Keller-Sutter .
See also
Web links
- Federal presidents on the admin.ch website since 1848 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Basics of the Federal Presidium. admin.ch , accessed on January 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Parliamentary Dictionary : Election of the Federal President. admin.ch , accessed on May 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Note: The year 1848 counts here as "+1", since this was the year of foundation and did not last 365 days.
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