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.

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.

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.

Adolf Ogi (born July 18, 1942) is a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 9, 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne. He handed over office on December 31, 2000. During his time in office, he was in charge of the following departments: * Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1988 - 1995) * Federal Military Department (from 1996), later named Federal Department of Defence, …

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.

Rudolf Minger (November 13, 1881 - August 23, 1955) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-1940). He also was a Farmer all his life. He was elected to the Federal Council on December 12, 1929 and handed over office on December 31, 1940. He was the first councillor from the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party.

Eduard von Steiger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1940–1951). He was elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1951. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Justice and Police and was President of the Confederation twice in 1945 and 1951. als:Eduard von Steiger

Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (April 10, 1899 - November 7, 1985) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1958 and handed over office on December 31, 1965. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party.

Markus Feldmann (May 21, 1897 - November 3, 1958) was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1951-1958). He was elected to the Federal Council on December 13, 1951 and died in office on November 3, 1958. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party. During his office time he held the Department of Justice and Police and was President of the Confederation in 1956.

Rudolf Gnägi was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1966-1979). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 8, 1965 and handed over office on December 31, 1979. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), which became the Swiss People's Party in 1972. During his office time he held the following departments: *Federal Department of Transport, …

Hans Kaufmann (born 13 June 1948) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss National Council and business consultant.

Max Binder (born 26 November 1947) is a Swiss politician and member of the National Council from the Canton of Zurich. He was the President (speaker) of the National Council for 2003/2004. A farmer by profession, he was member of the parliament of the canton of Zurich from 1985 to 1990. Since 1990, he is a municipal councillor in Illnau-Effretikon in charge of the Health Department.

Patrick Chappatte is a Lebanese-Swiss cartoonist who draws for "Le Temps", "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" (Sunday edition) and the "International Herald Tribune". He is a prototypical global citizen, from a Lebanese mother and a Swiss father, born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1967, but raised in Singapore and Switzerland, he also worked as an illustrator for the "New York Times" and as cartoonist for "Newsweek".

Jürg M. Stauffer is a Swiss politician from Ittigen in the canton of Berne. From 2000 until November 26, 2004, he had been Secretary General of the conservative Young Swiss People's Party, the youth section of the Swiss People's Party. He quit this office after irregularities surrounding the financing of a party event were made public. Stauffer was a member of the Young Swiss People's party board from 1998 to 2005. During this period he recruited many new party members, …