- Micheline Calmy-Rey
Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003. She is head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (the Swiss foreign minister) and President of the Confederation for 2007.
- Pascal Couchepin
Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician who has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1998. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1998 as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) and French speaking Valais. During his office time he has held the following departments: *Federal Department of Economic Affairs (1998 - 2002) *Federal Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior minister, …
- Max Petitpierre
Max Petitpierre (February 26, 1899 - March 25, 1994) was a Swiss politician, jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Political Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (1944-1961). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1944 and handed over office on June 30, 1961. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel (May 11, 1811 - August 6, 1893) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1864-1872). Challet was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on July 12, 1864 as the first member from the Canton of Geneva. He handed over office on December 31, 1872 after being voted out of office. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
- Walther Stampfli
Walther Stampfli (December 3, 1884 - October 11, 1965) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1940-1947). He was elected to the Federal Council on July 18, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1947. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). During his time in office he was in charge of the Department of Economic Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1944.
- Ruth Metzler
Ruth Metzler-Arnold (born May 23, 1964) is a Swiss politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1999-2003). She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999, as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party from the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. During her time in office she has headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police. She won 14 referendums during her time in office.
- Kurt Furgler
Kurt Furgler (born June 24, 1924) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1972-1986). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 8, 1971 and handed over office on December 31, 1986. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
- Jonas Furrer
Jonas Furrer (March 3, 1805 - July 25, 1861) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1861). He was elected to the Federal Council on November 16, 1848 as one of the seven initial members.
- Ernst Wetter
Ernst Wetter (August 27, 1877 - August 10, 1963) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 15, 1938 and handed over office on December 31, 1943. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation in 1941. als:Ernst Wetter
- Hans-Rudolf Merz
Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician. Elected member of the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 2003 as member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD), he heads the Federal Department of Finance. Born in Herisau, Switzerland, he studied at Hochschule St. Gallen and graduated in 1971 as Dr. rer. publ. From 1969 to 1974, he was party secretary of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) in St. Gallen. Since 1977 he worked as a management consultant.
- Stefano Franscini
Stefano Francscini (October 23, 1796 - July 19, 1857) was a Swiss politician and statistician. He was one of the initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1857). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on November 16, 1848 and died in office on July 19, 1857. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Home Affairs.
- Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006. Leuenberger was elected to the Federal Council on September 27, 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zürich. From 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich. Since 1995, Leuenberger has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, …
- Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1875). Naeff was born into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Already his father was an influential merchant. Naeff studied law in Heidelberg (Germany), and after his return to Switzerland, he was elected to the cantonal (state) government of St. Gallen. Naeff is well-known for not interventing in the conflict between liberals and conservatives, …
- Pierre Aubert
Pierre Aubert is a Swiss politician, lawyer and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1978-1987). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 7, 1977 as member of the Social Democratic Party from the canton of Neuchâtel. He handed over office on December 31, 1987. After a law degree, he became attoney-at-law in 1953. He began his political career as a member of the City Parliament of La Chaux-de-Fonds (1960-68), …
- Ulrich Ochsenbein
Ulrich Ochsenbein (November 24, 1811 - November 3, 1890) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1854).
- Hermann Obrecht
Hermann Obrecht (March 26, 1882 - August 21, 1940) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1935-1940). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on April 4, 1935 and handed over office on July 31, 1940. He was affiliated to the Radical Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Economic Affairs.
- Eduard Müller
Eduard Müller was a Swiss politician, mayor of Berne (1888-1895) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895-1919). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on August 16, 1895 and died in office on November 9, 1919. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Henri Druey
Daniel-Henri Druey (April 12, 1799 - March 29, 1855) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on November 16, 1848, as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office he held the following departments: *Department of Justice and Police (1848 - 1849) *Political Department (1850) *Department of Finance (1851) *Department of Justice and Police (1852) *Department of Finance (1853- 1855) and was President of the Confederation in 1850.
- Samuel Schmid
Samuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947) has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2000. He is the head Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (the Swiss defense minister). He was elected to the Federal Council on December 6, 2000. He is a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC). During his time in office he has held the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.
- Alphons Egli
Alphons Egli (born October 8, 1924) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 8, 1982 and handed over office on December 31, 1986. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Federal Department of Home Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1986. Egli is a citizen of Entlebuch and Lucerne.
- Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs. Previously, she was a member of the Swiss National Council (1999–2006) and President of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) (2004–2006). Following the resignation of Joseph Deiss from the Swiss Federal Council, Leuthard was elected as his successor on 14 June, 2006.
- Albert Meyer
Albert Meyer was a Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1915-1930) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-1938). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 12, 1929 and handed over office on December 31, 1938. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Home Affairs from 1930 to 1934 and the Department of Finance from 1934 to 1938 and was President of the Confederation in 1936.
- Adolf Deucher
Adolf Deucher (February 15, 1831 - July 10, 1912) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on April 10, 1883 and died in office on July 10, 1912. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Pierre Graber
Pierre Graber was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1970-1978). He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and after studying law in Neuchâtel and Vienna he became attorney-at-law in Lausanne. Active in the Social Democratic Party, he was in the municipal parliament of Lausanne (1934-1946), member of the parliament of the canton of Vaud (1937-1946), mayor of Lausanne (1946-1949), member of the National Council (1942-1969, except 1963), …
- Louis Perrier
Louis Perrier was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912-1913). As of 2007, he is the member with the shortest time in office (14 months). From 1903 to 1912, Perrier was a member of the Conseil d'Etat of the Canton of Neuchâtel (cantonal government). He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. He presided the Conseil d'Etat twice: 1905/1906 and 1909/1910. He was elected to the Federal Council on March 12, …
- Friedrich Frey-Herosé
Friedrich Frey-Herosé was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on November 16, 1848 as one of the first seven members of the council. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
- Joseph Deiss
Joseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is an economist, Swiss politician and a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Federal Department of Economic Affairs.
- Christoph Blocher
Christoph Blocher is a conservative Swiss politician, industrialist and member of the Swiss Federal Council. As head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police, he is the Swiss minister of justice. He was born in Schaffhausen and has a doctorate in jurisprudence. He is married to Silvia Blocher ("née" Kaiser) with three daughters and a son. As an industrialist, he made a fortune in the chemical industry with the EMS-Chemie corporation.
- Robert Comtesse
Robert Comtesse (August 14, 1847 - November 17, 1922) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1899-1912). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 14, 1899, and resigned on March 4, 1912. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Flavio Cotti
Flavio Cotti (born October 18, 1939) is a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1986 and handed over office on April 30, 1999. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the following departments: *Federal Department of Home Affairs (1987 - 1993) *Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1994 - 1999) He was President of the Confederation twice, …
- Leon Schlumpf
Leon Schlumpf is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987). Schlumpf was elected to the Federal Council on December 5, 1979 as a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) from the Canton of Graubünden (Grisons). He handed over office on December 31, 1987. During his time in office, he held the Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy and was President of the Confederation in 1984.
- René Felber
René Felber is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1987-1993). Born 1933 in Bienne, Felber was a teacher in Boudevilliers and Le Locle (canton of Neuchâtel). He was mayor of Le Locle from 1964 to 1980 (in charge of gas and electricity supply and then of Finance), member of the Cantonal Parliament of Neuchâtel (1965-1976).
- Kaspar Villiger
Kaspar Villiger (pronounced Caspar Veeleeger) (born February 5, 1941) is a Swiss industrialist, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1989-2003). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on February 1, 1989. He is affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
- Heinrich Häberlin
Heinrich Häberlin was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1920-1934). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on February 12, 1920 and handed over office on April 30, 1934. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the Department of Justice and Police and was President of the Confederation twice in 1926 and 1931.
- Ruth Dreifuss
Ruth Dreifuss (born January 9, 1940 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1993-2002 representing the Republic and Canton of Geneva). She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 10, 1993 (as the second woman ever and the only Jew so far). She is affiliated to the Social Democratic Party.
- Adrien Lachenal
Adrien Lachenal (May 19, 1849 - June 29, 1918) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 15, 1892 and handed over office on December 31, 1899. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the following departments: *Department of Foreign Affairs (1893 - 1895) *Political Department as President of the Confederation (1896) *Department of Trade, …
- Arnold Koller
Arnold Koller (born August 29, 1933) is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1986-1999). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1986 as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland from the canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes. He handed over office on April 30, 1999. Arnold Koller is currently Chairman of the Board of the Forum of Federations, …
- Otto Stich
Otto Stich (born January 10, 1927) is a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 7, 1983 and handed over office on October 31, 1995. He is affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Federal Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation twice in 1988 and 1994.
- Ernst Nobs
Ernst Nobs (July 14, 1886 - March 15, 1957) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 15, 1943, as the first member of the Social Democratic Party. He handed over office on December 31, 1951 During his time in office he held the Department of Finance and he was President of the Confederation in 1949. als:Ernst Nobs
- Max Weber
Max Weber was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 13, 1951 and handed over office on January 31, 1954. He was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Finance. als:Max Weber (Politiker)