This is a list of members of the Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....

, in chronological order and for any given year since inauguration of the federal council, from 1848 to present. The Council's seven members constitute the federal government

Central government

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 of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 and serve as the country's head of state

Head of State

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. Each of the seven Councillors heads a department of the Swiss federal administration

Federal administration of Switzerland

The federal administration of Switzerland is the ensemble of agencies that constitute, together with the Swiss Federal Council, the executive branch of the Swiss federal authorities...

.

The members of the Federal Council are elected for a term of four years by both chambers of the federal parliament sitting together as the Federal Assembly. Each Councillor is elected individually by secret ballot by an absolute majority of votes. A person elected to the Council by the Federal Assembly is considered a Federal Councillor even if he or she declines the election. Accordingly, the five persons who did so and never assumed office are listed in a separate table below. For the same reason, the principal table only records the date of election, and not the date on which the Councillors assumed their office.

Once elected for a four-year-term, Federal Councillors can neither be voted out of office by a motion of no confidence

Motion of no confidence

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 nor can they be impeached

Impeachment

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. Re-election is possible for an indefinite number of terms. Parliament has decided not to re-elect a sitting Councillor only four times, and only twice (in 2003 and 2007) since the beginning of the 20th century. In practice, therefore, Councillors serve until they decide to resign and retire to private life, usually after three to five terms of office.

Chronological, global

Decade	First day in office	Federal councilors
1848	16 November 1848	Ulrich Ochsenbein Ulrich Ochsenbein Ulrich Ochsenbein was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .-Professional life:...	Jonas Furrer Jonas Furrer Jonas Furrer was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council . He was affiliated to the Radical Party.He was elected to the Federal Council on November 16, 1848 as one of the seven initial members....	Josef Munzinger	Henri Druey Henri Druey Daniel-Henri Druey was a Swiss politician of the 19th century and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland.-Early life:Druey was born in Faoug in the Canton of Vaud...	Friedrich Frey-Herosé 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...	Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Wilhelm Matthias Naeff was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council ....	Stefano Franscini Stefano Franscini Stefano Franscini was a Swiss politician and statistician. He was one of the initial members of the Swiss Federal Council elected in 1848 and Switzerland's first native Italian speaking federal councillor. Franscini was affiliated to the Liberal Radical Party of Switzerland. During his office...
1850s
	31 December 1854	Jakob Stämpfli Jakob Stämpfli Jakob Stämpfli was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1854, and handed over office on 31 December 1863...
	11 July 1855				Constant Fornerod Constant Fornerod Constant Fornerod was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	14 July 1855			Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel was a Swiss politician from Lucerne, member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	30 July 1857							Giovanni Battista Pioda Giovanni Battista Pioda Giovanni Battista Pioda was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 30 July 1857 and resigned on 26 January 1864. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his time in office he held the...
1860s
	30 July 1861		Jakob Dubs Jakob Dubs Jakob Dubs was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on 30 July 1861 and handed over office on 28 May 1872...
	31 December 1863	Karl Schenk Karl Schenk Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk was a Swiss pastor, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council . , he is still the longest-serving member....
	12 July 1864							Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .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...
	31 December 1866					Emil Welti Emil Welti Emil Welti was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891...
	31 October 1867				Victor Ruffy Victor Ruffy Victor Ruffy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1867, and died in office on 29 December 1869...
1870s
	1 February 1870				Paul Cérésole Paul Cérésole Paul Cérésole was a Swiss politician, judge of the Supreme Court and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	28 May 1872		Johann Jakob Scherer Johann Jakob Scherer Johann Jakob Scherer was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on July 12, 1872 and died in office on December 23, 1878...
	31 December 1872							Eugène Borel Eugène Borel Eugène Borel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .- Early life :He was born in Neuchâtel to François-Victor and Louise Borel. He was educated at the humanistic high school in Neuchâtel and then studied the law in Munich and Heidelberg. After finishing his studies he...
	31 December 1875			Joachim Heer Joachim Heer Joachim Heer was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1875 and handed over office on 31 December 1878. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland...	Numa Droz Numa Droz Numa Droz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchâtel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872....		Fridolin Anderwert Fridolin Anderwert Fridolin Anderwert was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 10, 1875 and was member of the Council until December 25, 1880...	Bernhard Hammer Bernhard Hammer Bernhard Hammer was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1875, and handed over office on December 31, 1890...
	31 December 1878			Simeon Bavier Simeon Bavier Simon Bavier was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 10, 1878, and resigned on January 5, 1883. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland...
1880s
	3 March 1881						Louis Ruchonnet Louis Ruchonnet Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet was a Swiss politician.He was first elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1875, but declined the election. He was elected again and accepted the election on March 3, 1881 and died in office on September 14, 1893...
	10 April 1883			Adolf Deucher Adolf Deucher Adolf Deucher 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...
	13 December 1888		Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein Wilhelm Hertenstein Wilhelm Friederich Hertenstein was a Swiss politician.Hertenstein was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 21, 1879 and died in office on November 27, 1888. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland...
1890s
	31 December 1890							Emil Frey Emil Frey Emil Johann Rudolf Frey was a Swiss politician, soldier in the American Civil War and member of the Swiss Federal Council .-Early life:...
	31 December 1891					Josef Zemp Josef Zemp Josef Zemp was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 17, 1891 and handed over office on June 17, 1908...
	31 December 1892				Adrien Lachenal Adrien Lachenal Adrien Lachenal was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 15 December 1892 and handed over office on 31 December 1899...
	14 December 1893						Eugène Ruffy Eugène Ruffy Eugène Ruffy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1893, and resigned on October 31, 1899...
	16 August 1895	Eduard Müller	Walter Hauser Walter Hauser Walter Hauser was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on December 13, 1888 and died in office on October 22, 1902...
	31 March 1897							Ernst Brenner Ernst Brenner Ernst Brenner was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on March 25, 1897 and died in office on March 11, 1911...
	14 December 1899						Marc-Emile Ruchet Marc-Emile Ruchet Marc-Emile Ruchet was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1899, and resigned on July 9, 1912, only four days before his death...
1900s	31 December 1899				Robert Comtesse Robert Comtesse Robert Comtesse was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 14 December 1899 and resigned on 4 March 1912...
	11 December 1902		Ludwig Forrer Ludwig Forrer Ludwig Forrer was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1902 and handed over office on December 31, 1917...
	17 June 1908					Josef Anton Schobinger Josef Anton Schobinger Josef Anton Schobinger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on June 17, 1908, and died in office on November 27, 1911...
1910s
	4 April 1911							Arthur Hoffmann
	14 December 1911					Giuseppe Motta Giuseppe Motta Giuseppe Motta was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council and President of the League of Nations .-Commemoration:...
	12 March 1912				Louis Perrier Louis Perrier Frédéric-François-Louis Perrier was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council . , he is the member with the shortest time in office ....
	17 July 1912			Edmund Schulthess Edmund Schulthess Edmund Schulthess was a Swiss politician.He was the son of Edmund Schulthess and wife Cornelia Brigitta Marth ....			Camille Decoppet Camille Decoppet Camille Decoppet was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on July 17, 1912 and handed over office on December 31, 1919...
	12 June 1913				Felix-Louis Calonder Felix Calonder Felix Louis Calonder was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1913 to 1920, and President of the Confederation in 1918. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his tenure of office, he held the Department of Home Affairs from 1913 to 1917, and the Political...
	26 June 1917							Gustave Ador Gustave Ador Gustave Ador was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on June 26, 1917 and handed over office on December 31, 1919...
	31 December 1917		Robert Haab Robert Haab Robert Haab was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party....
	11 December 1919	Karl Scheurer Karl Scheurer Karl Scheurer was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 11 December 1919 and died in office on 14 November 1929...
	31 December 1919						Ernest Chuard Ernest Chuard Ernest Chuard was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1919 and handed over office on December 31, 1928...	Jean-Marie Musy Jean-Marie Musy Jean-Marie Musy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 11 December 1919 and handed over office on 30 April 1934...
1920s
	12 February 1920				Heinrich Häberlin Heinrich Häberlin Heinrich Häberlin was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	31 December 1928						Marcel Pilet-Golaz Marcel Pilet-Golaz Marcel Pilet-Golaz was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 13, 1928 and handed over office on December 31, 1944...
	12 December 1929	Rudolf Minger Rudolf Minger Rudolf Minger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council . He also was a farmer all his life....	Albert Meyer
1930s
	30 April 1934				Johannes Baumann Johannes Baumann Johannes Baumann was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on March 22, 1934 and handed over office on December 31, 1940...			Philipp Etter Philipp Etter Philipp Etter was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 28 March 1934 and handed over office on 31 December 1959...
	15 April 1935			Hermann Obrecht Hermann Obrecht Hermann Obrecht was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 4 April 1935 and handed over office on 31 July 1940. He was affiliated to the Radical Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Economic...
	31 December 1938		Ernst Wetter Ernst Wetter Ernst Wetter was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 15 December 1938 and handed over office on 31 December 1943. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party....
1940s
	22 February 1940					Enrico Celio Enrico Celio Enrico Celio was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on February 22, 1940 and handed over office on October 15, 1950...
	31 July 1940
	10 December 1940	Eduard von Steiger Eduard von Steiger Eduard von Steiger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1951...		Walther Stampfli
	31 December 1940				Karl Kobelt Karl Kobelt Karl Kobelt was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.He was elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1954...
	31 December 1943		Ernst Nobs Ernst Nobs Ernst Nobs was a Swiss politician.He was the mayor of Zürich from 1942 to 1944. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 15, 1943, as the first member of the Social Democratic Party...
	31 December 1944						Max Petitpierre Max Petitpierre Max Petitpierre was a Swiss politician, jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Political Department ....
	31 December 1947			Rodolphe Rubattel Rodolphe Rubattel Rodolphe Rubattel , was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1947, and handed over office on December 31, 1954....
1950s
	15 October 1950					Josef Escher Josef Escher Josef Escher was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on September 14, 1950 and died during his time in office on December 9, 1954. He was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland...
	13 December 1951	Markus Feldmann Markus Feldmann Markus Feldmann was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on December 13, 1951 and died in office on November 3, 1958...
	31 December 1951		Max Weber Max Weber (politician) Max Weber was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1951 and handed over office on 31 January 1954. He was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Finance.-External links:...
	9 December 1954					Thomas Holenstein Thomas Holenstein Thomas Holenstein was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .Holenstein studied law at the University of Bern, finishing in 1920. He then worked as a lawyer in his father's office in St. Gallen.Politically, he was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of...
	31 December 1954		Hans Streuli Hans Streuli Hans Streuli was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 22 December 1953 and handed over office on 31 December 1959. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party....	Paul Chaudet Paul Chaudet Paul Chaudet was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 16, 1954 and handed over office on December 31, 1966. He resigned on November 28, 1966 due to the Mirage-affair. He was affiliated to the Radical Party...	Giuseppe Lepori Giuseppe Lepori Giuseppe Lepori was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 16, 1954 and handed over office on December 31, 1959. He was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party .During his time in office he held the Department of Posts and Railways.-...
	11 December 1958	Friedrich Traugott Wahlen Friedrich Traugott Wahlen Friedrich Traugott Wahlen was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 11 December 1958 and handed over office on 31 December 1965...
1960s	31 December 1959		Willy Spühler Willy Spühler Willy Spühler was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 December 1959, representing the Canton of Zürich, and handed over office on 31 January 1970. He was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. He was a municipal councillor in Zurich in 1928 and a national...		Hans-Peter Tschudi Hans-Peter Tschudi Hans-Peter Tschudi was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Department of Home Affairs ....	Ludwig von Moos Ludwig von Moos Ludwig von Moos was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....		Jean Bourgknecht Jean Bourgknecht Jean Bourgknecht was a Swiss politician, mayor of Fribourg and member of the Swiss Federal Council .Jean Bourgknecht was born to Louis and Eugénie-Louise Bourgknecht in Fribourg...
	30 June 1961						Hans Schaffner Hans Schaffner Hans Schaffner was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	30 September 1962							Roger Bonvin Roger Bonvin Roger Bonvin was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council for the Canton of Valais ....
	31 December 1965	Rudolf Gnägi Rudolf Gnägi Rudolf Gnägi was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	31 December 1966			Nello Celio Nello Celio Nello Celio was a Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 15, 1966 and handed over office on December 31, 1973...
1970s	31 December 1969						Ernst Brugger Ernst Brugger Ernst Brugger was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council on December 10, 1969 and handed over office on January 31, 1978...
	31 January 1970		Pierre Graber Pierre Graber Pierre Graber was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and after studying law in Neuchâtel and Vienna he became attorney-at-law in Lausanne...
	31 December 1971					Kurt Furgler Kurt Furgler Kurt Furgler was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 8, 1971 and handed over office on December 31, 1986...
	1 December 1973				Willi Ritschard
	31 December 1973			Georges-André Chevallaz Georges-André Chevallaz Georges-André Chevallaz was a Swiss historian, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....				Hans Hürlimann Hans Hürlimann Hans Hürlimann was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 5 December 1973 and handed over office on 31 December 1982...
	31 January 1978		Pierre Aubert Pierre Aubert Pierre Aubert is a Swiss politician, lawyer and former member of the Swiss Federal Council ....				Fritz Honegger Fritz Honegger Fritz Honegger was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 7, 1977 and handed over office on December 31, 1982. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party....
1980s	31 December 1979	Leon Schlumpf Leon Schlumpf Leon Schlumpf is a Swiss politician and a former member of the Swiss Federal Council .Schlumpf was elected to the Federal Council on December 5, 1979 as a member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Graubünden...
	31 December 1982						Rudolf Friedrich Rudolf Friedrich Rudolf Friedrich is a Swiss politician, lawyer and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 8, 1982 and, for health reason, resigned his office on October 20, 1984...	Alphons Egli Alphons Egli Alphons Egli is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1982 and handed over office on 31 December 1986...
	7 December 1983				Otto Stich Otto Stich Otto Stich is a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 7 December 1983 and handed over office on 31 October 1995. He is affiliated to the Social Democratic Party....
	31 December 1983			Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Jean-Pascal Delamuraz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
	20 October 1984						Elisabeth Kopp Elisabeth Kopp Elisabeth Kopp is a Swiss politician and the first woman elected to the Swiss Federal Council .Elisabeth Kopp grew up in Bern. After finishing her law studies in 1960 she married Hans W. Kopp...
	31 December 1986					Arnold Koller Arnold Koller Arnold Koller is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .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...		Flavio Cotti Flavio Cotti Flavio Cotti born in Prato-Sornico on 18 October 1939) is a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 10 December 1986 and handed over office on 30 April 1999...
	31 December 1987	Adolf Ogi Adolf Ogi Adolf Ogi is a Swiss politician from the village of Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987, as member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Berne...	René Felber René Felber René Felber is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .Born 1933 in Bienne, Felber was a teacher in Boudevilliers and Le Locle . He was mayor of Le Locle from 1964 to 1980 , member of the Cantonal Parliament of Neuchâtel...
	12 January 1989						Kaspar Villiger Kaspar Villiger Kaspar Villiger is a Swiss businessman, politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council . He currently heads Swiss bank UBS.-Political career:On February 1, 1989, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council...
1990s	31 December 1989
	31 March 1993		Ruth Dreifuss Ruth Dreifuss Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss politician affiliated with the Social Democratic Party. She was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1993 to 2002, representing the Canton of Geneva)....
	31 October 1995				Moritz Leuenberger Moritz Leuenberger Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician, lawyer, was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1995 to 2010 and President of the Confederation in 2001 and in 2006....
	30 March 1998			Pascal Couchepin Pascal Couchepin Pascal Couchepin is a Swiss politician, former member of the Swiss Federal Council and President of the Confederation in 2003 and 2008...
	30 April 1999					Ruth Metzler Ruth Metzler Ruth Metzler-Arnold is a Swiss politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council .She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 11 March 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...		Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss is an economist, Swiss politician and a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party . From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading first the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then the Federal Department of Economic Affairs...
2000s
	31 December 2000	Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid is a Swiss politician who was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports .He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000...
	31 December 2002		Micheline Calmy-Rey Micheline Calmy-Rey Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is the President of the Confederation in Switzerland, head of government. She is also Switzerland's foreign minister as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. She has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003, and was President of the...
	31 December 2003					Christoph Blocher Christoph Blocher Christoph Blocher is a Swiss politician, industrialist, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council heading the Federal Department of Justice and Police . Currently he is serving as Vice President of the Swiss People's Party...	Hans-Rudolf Merz Hans-Rudolf Merz Hans-Rudolf Merz is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals and member of the Swiss Federal Council . He is the head of the Federal Department of Finance and President of the Swiss Confederation for 2009...
	31 July 2006							Doris Leuthard Doris Leuthard Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council. From 1 August 2006 till 31 October 2010 she was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs...
	31 December 2007					Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf is a Swiss lawyer, politician, and member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2008. She is currently the head of the Federal Department of Finance ....
	31 December 2008	Ueli Maurer Ueli Maurer Ueli Maurer is a member of the Swiss Federal Council and head of the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports...
	31 October 2009			Didier Burkhalter Didier Burkhalter Didier Burkhalter is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals. He is a member of the Swiss Federal Council who was elected on 16 September 2009, and succeeded Pascal Couchepin on 1 November 2009 when he became head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs .A native of the Canton of Neuchâtel, he...