Rulers: Switzerland
Government departments, political parties, etc.
Party abbreviations: BDP=Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland, Cnt=The Centre (merger of CVP and BDP), CVP=Christian Democratic People's Party (before 1912 Catholic Conservative Party, 1912-57 Swiss Conservative People's Party, 1957-70 Conservative Christian Social People's Party), FDP=Liberal-Democratic Party or predecessors, GLP=Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, GPS=Green Party of Switzerland, LdU=Alliance of Independents, LPS=Liberal Party of Switzerland or predecessors, SP=Social Political Group, SPS=Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, SVP=Swiss People's Party (1921-71 Peasants', Business, and Citizens' Party)
Chancellery
Federal chancellors
1803 - 1830 Jean Marc Samuel Mousson (b. 1776 - d. 1861)
1830 - Oct 1847 Josef Franz Karl Amrhyn (b. 1800 - d. 1849)
Nov 1847 - 31 Dec 1881 Johann Ulrich Schiess FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1883)
(acting to 1848)
1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1909 Gottlieb Ringier FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1929)
1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1918 Hans Schatzmann FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1923)
1 Jan 1919 - 1 Mar 1925 Adolf von Steiger FDP (b. 1859 - d. 1925)
1925 - 1934 Robert Käslin FDP (b. 1871 - d. 1934)
1934 - 31 Dec 1943 George Bovet FDP (b. 1874 - d. 1946)
1 Jan 1944 - 1951 Oskar Leimgruber CVP (b. 1886 - d. 1976)
1951 - 31 Dec 1967 Charles Oser FDP (b. 1902 - d. 1994)
1 Jan 1968 - 1981 Karl Huber CVP (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
1981 - 30 Jun 1991 Walter Buser SPS (b. 1926 - d. 2019)
1 Jul 1991 - 31 Dec 1999 François Couchepin FDP (b. 1935 - d. 2023)
1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2007 Annemarie Huber-Hotz (f) FDP (b. 1948 - d. 2019)
1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2015 Corina Casanova (f) CVP (b. 1956)
1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2023 Walter Thurnherr CVP;
1 Jan 2021: Cnt (b. 1963)
1 Jan 2024 - Viktor Rossi GLP (b. 1968)
Foreign Affairs
1848 Political Department
1 Jan 1888 Department of Foreign Affairs
1 Jan 1896 Political Department
1 Jan 1979 Department of Foreign Affairs
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1887 the presidents
1 Jan 1888 - 31 Dec 1892 Numa Droz FDP (b. 1844 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1893 - 31 Dec 1895 Adrien Lachenal FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
1 Jan 1896 - 31 Dec 1913 the presidents
1 Jan 1914 - 19 Jun 1917 Arthur Hoffmann FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
2 Jul 1917 - 31 Dec 1917 Gustave Ador LPS (b. 1845 - d. 1928)
1 Jan 1918 - 31 Dec 1919 Felix Calonder FDP (b. 1863 - d. 1952)
1 Jan 1920 - 23 Jan 1940 Giuseppe Motta CVP (b. 1871 - d. 1940)
23 Jan 1940 - 6 Mar 1940 Johannes Baumann (acting) FDP (b. 1874 - d. 1953)
6 Mar 1940 - 4 Jan 1945 Marcel Pilet-Golaz FDP (b. 1889 - d. 1958)
4 Jan 1945 - 30 Jun 1961 Max Petitpierre FDP (b. 1899 - d. 1994)
1 Jul 1961 - 4 Jan 1966 Friedrich Traugott Wahlen SVP (b. 1899 - d. 1985)
4 Jan 1966 - 31 Jan 1970 Willy Spühler SPS (b. 1902 - d. 1990)
1 Feb 1970 - 31 Jan 1978 Pierre Graber SPS (b. 1908 - d. 2003)
1 Feb 1978 - 31 Dec 1987 Pierre Aubert SPS (b. 1927 - d. 2016)
1 Jan 1988 - 31 Mar 1993 René Felber SPS (b. 1933 - d. 2020)
1 Apr 1993 - 30 Apr 1999 Flavio Cotti CVP (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1 May 1999 - 31 Dec 2002 Joseph Deiss CVP (b. 1946)
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2011 Micheline Calmy-Rey (f) SPS (b. 1945)
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Oct 2017 Didier Burkhalter FDP (b. 1960)
1 Nov 2017 - Ignazio Cassis FDP (b. 1961)
Defense, Civil Protection, and Sports
1848 Military Department
1 Jan 1998 Department of Defense, Civil Protection, and Sports
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1854 Ulrich Ochsenbein FDP (b. 1811 - d. 1890)
1 Jan 1855 - 31 Dec 1859 Friedrich Frey-Herosé FDP (b. 1801 - d. 1873)
1 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1861 Jakob Stämpfli (1st time) FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1862 - 31 Dec 1862 Constant Fornerod (1st time) FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1863 - 31 Dec 1863 Jakob Stämpfli (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1866 Constant Fornerod (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1867 - 31 Dec 1868 Emil Welti (1st time) FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1869 - 29 Dec 1869 Victor Ruffy FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1869)
1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1871 Emil Welti (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1872 - 31 Dec 1872 Paul Cérésole FDP (b. 1832 - d. 1905)
1 Jan 1873 - 31 Dec 1875 Emil Welti (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1876 - 23 Dec 1878 Johann Jakob Scherer FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1878)
23 Dec 1878 - 21 Mar 1879 Emil Welti (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
(acting)
21 Mar 1879 - 27 Nov 1888 Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1888)
27 Nov 1888 - 31 Dec 1888 Emil Welti (5th time) FDP (s.a.)
(acting)
1 Jan 1889 - 31 Dec 1890 Walter Hauser FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1902)
1 Jan 1891 - 31 Mar 1897 Emil Frey FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1922)
1 Apr 1897 - 31 Dec 1898 Eduard Müller (1st time) FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1 Jan 1899 - 31 Dec 1899 Eugène Ruffy FDP (b. 1854 - d. 1919)
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1906 Eduard Müller (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1907 - 31 Dec 1907 Ludwig Forrer FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
1 Jan 1908 - 31 Dec 1911 Eduard Müller (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1913 Arthur Hoffmann FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1919 Camille Decoppet FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
1 Jan 1920 - 14 Nov 1929 Karl Scheurer FDP (b. 1872 - d. 1929)
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1940 Rudolf Minger SVP (b. 1881 - d. 1955)
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1954 Karl Kobelt FDP (b. 1891 - d. 1968)
1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1966 Paul Chaudet FDP (b. 1904 - d. 1977)
1 Jan 1967 - 30 Jun 1968 Nello Celio FDP (b. 1914 - d. 1995)
1 Jul 1968 - 31 Dec 1979 Rudolf Gnägi SVP (b. 1917 - d. 1985)
1 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1983 Georges-André Chevallaz FDP (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1986 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz FDP (b. 1936 - d. 1998)
1 Jan 1987 - 3 Feb 1989 Arnold Koller CVP (b. 1933)
3 Feb 1989 - 31 Dec 1995 Kaspar Villiger FDP (b. 1941)
1 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 2000 Adolf Ogi SVP (b. 1942)
1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2008 Samuel Schmid SVP;
Jul 2008: BDP (b. 1947)
1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2015 Ueli Maurer SVP (b. 1950)
1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018 Guy Parmelin SVP (b. 1959)
1 Jan 2019 - Viola Amherd (f) CVP;
1 Jan 2021: Cnt (b. 1962)
Interior
Federal councillors
1848 - 19 Jul 1857 Stefano Franscini FDP (b. 1796 - d. 1857)
1857 - 31 Dec 1863 Giovanni Battista Pioda FDP (b. 1808 - d. 1882)
1 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1864 Karl Schenk (1st time) FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1895)
1 Jan 1865 - 31 Dec 1865 Jakob Dubs (1st time) FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1866 - 31 Dec 1870 Karl Schenk (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1871 - 28 May 1872 Jakob Dubs (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
18 Jul 1872 - 31 Dec 1873 Karl Schenk (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1874 - 31 Dec 1875 Martin Knüsel FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1889)
1 Jan 1876 - 31 Dec 1878 Numa Droz FDP (b. 1844 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1884 Karl Schenk (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1885 - 31 Dec 1885 Adolf Deucher FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1886 - 18 Jul 1895 Karl Schenk (5th time) FDP (s.a.)
2 Sep 1895 - 31 Dec 1897 Eugène Ruffy FDP (b. 1854 - d. 1919)
1 Jan 1898 - 31 Dec 1899 Adrien Lachenal FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1903 Marc-Émile Ruchet (1st time) FDP (b. 1853 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1905 Ludwig Forrer FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
1 Jan 1906 - 31 Dec 1910 Marc-Émile Ruchet (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1911 - 27 Nov 1911 Josef Anton Schobinger CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1912 - 9 Jul 1912 Marc-Émile Ruchet (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
Jul 1912 - 31 Dec 1912 Camille Decoppet FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
1 Jan 1913 - 16 May 1913 Louis Perrier FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1913)
May 1913 - 31 Dec 1917 Felix Calonder FDP (b. 1863 - d. 1952)
1 Jan 1918 - 31 Dec 1919 Gustave Ador LPS (b. 1845 - d. 1928)
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1928 Ernest Chuard FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1942)
1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929 Marcel Pilet-Golaz FDP (b. 1889 - d. 1958)
1 Jan 1930 - 23 Apr 1934 Albert Meyer FDP (b. 1870 - d. 1953)
23 Apr 1934 - 31 Dec 1959 Philipp Etter CVP (b. 1891 - d. 1977)
1 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1973 Hans Peter Tschudi SPS (b. 1913 - d. 2002)
1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1982 Hans Hürlimann CVP (b. 1918 - d. 1994)
1 Jan 1983 - 31 Dec 1986 Alphons Egli CVP (b. 1924 - d. 2016)
1 Jan 1987 - 31 Dec 1993 Flavio Cotti CVP (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 2002 Ruth Dreifuss (f) SPS (b. 1940)
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Oct 2009 Pascal Couchepin FDP (b. 1942)
1 Nov 2009 - 31 Dec 2011 Didier Burkhalter FDP (b. 1960)
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2023 Alain Berset SPS (b. 1972)
1 Jan 2024 - Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (f) SPS (b. 1963)
Finance
1848 Department of Finance
1 Aug 1873 Department of Finance and Customs
1 Jan 1979 Department of Finance
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1850 Joseph Munzinger (1st time) FDP (b. 1791 - d. 1855)
1 Jan 1851 - 31 Dec 1851 Henri Druey (1st time) FDP (b. 1799 - d. 1855)
1 Jan 1852 - 31 Dec 1852 Joseph Munzinger (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1853 - 29 Mar 1855 Henri Druey (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
Mar 1855 - 31 Dec 1856 Martin Knüsel (1st time) FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1889)
1 Jan 1857 - 31 Dec 1858 Jakob Stämpfli FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1859 - 31 Dec 1861 Constant Fornerod FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1862 - 31 Dec 1863 Martin Knüsel (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1867 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
(1st time) FDP (b. 1811 - d. 1893)
1 Jan 1868 - 31 Dec 1868 Victor Ruffy FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1869)
1 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1869 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1871 Paul Cérésole FDP (b. 1832 - d. 1905)
1 Jan 1872 - 18 Jul 1872 Karl Schenk FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1895)
18 Jul 1872 - 31 Jul 1873 Johann Jakob Scherer FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1878)
1 Aug 1873 - 31 Dec 1875 Wilhelm Matthias Näff FDP (b. 1802 - d. 1881)
1 Jan 1876 - 31 Dec 1878 Bernhard Hammer (1st time) FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1907)
1 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1879 Simeon Bavier FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1896)
1 Jan 1880 - 31 Dec 1890 Bernhard Hammer (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1891 - 31 Dec 1899 Walter Hauser (1st time) FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1902)
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1900 Robert Comtesse (1st time) FDP (b. 1847 - d. 1922)
1 Jan 1901 - 22 Oct 1902 Walter Hauser (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
22 Oct 1902 - 31 Dec 1902 Ernst Brenner (acting) FDP (b. 1856 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1903 Robert Comtesse (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1904 Marc-Émile Ruchet FDP (b. 1853 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1905 - 31 Dec 1909 Robert Comtesse (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1910 Josef Anton Schobinger CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1911 - 31 Dec 1911 Robert Comtesse (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1919 Giuseppe Motta CVP (b. 1871 - d. 1940)
1 Jan 1920 - 30 Apr 1934 Jean-Marie Musy CVP (b. 1876 - d. 1952)
1 May 1934 - 31 Dec 1938 Albert Meyer FDP (b. 1870 - d. 1953)
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1943 Ernst Wetter FDP (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1951 Ernst Nobs SPS (b. 1886 - d. 1957)
1 Jan 1952 - 31 Jan 1954 Max Weber SPS (b. 1897 - d. 1974)
1 Feb 1954 - 31 Dec 1959 Hans Streuli FDP (b. 1892 - d. 1970)
1 Jan 1960 - 30 Sep 1962 Jean Bourgknecht CVP (b. 1902 - d. 1964)
1 Oct 1962 - 30 Jun 1968 Roger Bonvin CVP (b. 1907 - d. 1982)
1 Jul 1968 - 31 Dec 1973 Nello Celio FDP (b. 1914 - d. 1995)
1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1979 Georges-André Chevallaz
(1st time) FDP (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
1 Jan 1980 - 16 Oct 1983 Willi Ritschard SPS (b. 1918 - d. 1983)
16 Oct 1983 - 31 Dec 1983 Georges-André Chevallaz
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1995 Otto Stich SPS (b. 1927 - d. 2012)
1 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 2003 Kaspar Villiger FDP (b. 1941)
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Oct 2010 Hans-Rudolf Merz FDP (b. 1942)
22 Sep 2008 - 3 Nov 2008 Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (f) BDP (b. 1956)
(acting for Merz)
1 Nov 2010 - 31 Dec 2015 Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (f) BDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2022 Ueli Maurer SVP (b. 1950)
1 Jan 2023 - Karin Keller-Sutter (f) FDP (b. 1963)
Justice and Police
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1849 Henri Druey (1st time) FDP (b. 1799 - d. 1855)
1 Jan 1850 - 31 Dec 1851 Jonas Furrer (1st time) FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1861)
1 Jan 1852 - 31 Dec 1852 Henri Druey (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1853 - 31 Dec 1854 Jonas Furrer (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1855 - 31 Dec 1855 Jakob Stämpfli FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1856 - 31 Dec 1857 Jonas Furrer (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1858 - 31 Dec 1858 Martin Knüsel (1st time) FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1889)
1 Jan 1859 - 25 Jul 1861 Jonas Furrer (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
Jul 1861 - 31 Dec 1863 Jakob Dubs (1st time) FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1865 Martin Knüsel (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1866 - 31 Dec 1866 Jakob Dubs (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1867 - 31 Dec 1873 Martin Knüsel (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1874 - 31 Dec 1875 Paul Cérésole FDP (b. 1832 - d. 1905)
1 Jan 1876 - 25 Dec 1880 Fridolin Anderwert FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1880)
1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1881 Emil Welti FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1882 Louis Ruchonnet (1st time) FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1893)
1 Jan 1883 - 31 Dec 1883 Adolf Deucher FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1884 - 31 Dec 1893 Louis Ruchonnet (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1894 - 2 Sep 1895 Eugène Ruffy FDP (b. 1854 - d. 1919)
2 Sep 1895 - 31 Mar 1897 Eduard Müller (1st time) FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1 Apr 1897 - 31 Dec 1900 Ernst Brenner (1st time) FDP (b. 1856 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1901 - 31 Dec 1901 Robert Comtesse FDP (b. 1847 - d. 1922)
1 Jan 1902 - 31 Dec 1907 Ernst Brenner (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1908 - 1908 Ludwig Forrer FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
1908 - 31 Dec 1908 Josef Anton Schobinger CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1909 - 11 Mar 1911 Ernst Brenner (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
Mar 1911 - 31 Dec 1911 Arthur Hoffmann FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
1 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1912 Eduard Müller (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1913 Camille Decoppet FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1919 Eduard Müller (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1920 - 30 Apr 1934 Heinrich Häberlin FDP (b. 1868 - d. 1947)
1 May 1934 - 31 Dec 1940 Johannes Baumann FDP (b. 1874 - d. 1953)
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1951 Eduard von Steiger SVP (b. 1881 - d. 1962)
1 Jan 1952 - 3 Nov 1958 Markus Feldmann SVP (b. 1897 - d. 1958)
1 Jan 1959 - 31 Dec 1959 Friedrich Traugott Wahlen SVP (b. 1899 - d. 1985)
1 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1971 Ludwig von Moos CVP (b. 1910 - d. 1990)
1 Jan 1972 - 31 Dec 1982 Kurt Furgler CVP (b. 1924 - d. 2008)
1 Jan 1983 - 19 Oct 1984 Rudolf Friedrich FDP (b. 1923 - d. 2013)
19 Oct 1984 - 3 Feb 1989 Elisabeth Kopp (f) FDP (b. 1936 - d. 2023)
3 Feb 1989 - 30 Apr 1999 Arnold Koller CVP (b. 1933)
1 May 1999 - 31 Dec 2003 Ruth Metzler (f) CVP (b. 1964)
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2007 Christoph Blocher SVP (b. 1940)
1 Jan 2008 - 31 Oct 2010 Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (f) SVP;
Jun 2008: BDP (b. 1956)
1 Nov 2010 - 31 Dec 2018 Simonetta Sommaruga (f) SPS (b. 1960)
1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Karin Keller-Sutter (f) FDP (b. 1963)
1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (f) SPS (b. 1963)
1 Jan 2024 - Beat Jans SPS (b. 1964)
Economy, Education, and Research
1848 Department of Trade and Customs
1 Aug 1873 Department of Railways and Trade
1 Jan 1879 Department of Trade and Agriculture
1 Jan 1888 Department of Industry and Agriculture
1 Jan 1896 Department of Trade, Industry, and Agriculture
1 Jan 1915 Department of Economy
1 Jan 2013 Department of Economy, Education, and Research
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1853 Friedrich Frey-Herosé
(1st time) FDP (b. 1801 - d. 1873)
1 Jan 1854 - 31 Dec 1854 Wilhelm Matthias Näff
(1st time) FDP (b. 1802 - d. 1881)
1 Jan 1855 - 6 Feb 1855 Joseph Munzinger FDP (b. 1791 - d. 1855)
Feb 1855 - 31 Dec 1856 Constant Fornerod (1st time) FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1857 - 31 Dec 1857 Martin Knüsel (1st time) FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1889)
1 Jan 1858 - 31 Dec 1858 Constant Fornerod (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1859 - 31 Dec 1860 Martin Knüsel (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1861 - 31 Dec 1866 Friedrich Frey-Herosé
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1867 - 31 Jul 1873 Wilhelm Matthias Näff
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Aug 1873 - 31 Dec 1874 Johann Jakob Scherer FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1878)
1 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1877 Karl Schenk FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1895)
1 Jan 1878 - 31 Dec 1878 Joachim Heer FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1880 Numa Droz (1st time) FDP (b. 1844 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1881 Louis Ruchonnet FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1893)
1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1886 Numa Droz (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1887 - 31 Dec 1896 Adolf Deucher (1st time) FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1897 - 31 Dec 1897 Adrien Lachenal FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
1 Jan 1898 - 31 Dec 1902 Adolf Deucher (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1903 Ludwig Forrer FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1908 Adolf Deucher (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1909 - 31 Dec 1909 Josef Anton Schobinger CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
1 Jan 1910 - 10 Jul 1912 Adolf Deucher (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
Jul 1912 - 15 Apr 1935 Edmund Schulthess FDP (b. 1868 - d. 1944)
15 Apr 1935 - 31 Jul 1940 Hermann Obrecht FDP (b. 1882 - d. 1940)
1 Aug 1940 - 31 Dec 1947 Walter Stampfli FDP (b. 1884 - d. 1965)
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1954 Rodolphe Rubattel FDP (b. 1896 - d. 1961)
1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1959 Thomas Holenstein CVP (b. 1896 - d. 1962)
1 Jan 1960 - 30 Jun 1961 Friedrich Traugott Wahlen SVP (b. 1899 - d. 1985)
1 Jul 1961 - 31 Dec 1969 Hans Schaffner FDP (b. 1908 - d. 2004)
1 Jan 1970 - 31 Jan 1978 Ernst Brugger FDP (b. 1914 - d. 1998)
1 Feb 1978 - 31 Dec 1982 Fritz Honegger FDP (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
1 Jan 1983 - 31 Dec 1986 Kurt Furgler CVP (b. 1924 - d. 2008)
1 Jan 1987 - 31 Mar 1998 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz FDP (b. 1936 - d. 1998)
1 Apr 1998 - 31 Dec 2002 Pascal Couchepin FDP (b. 1942)
1 Jan 2003 - 31 Jul 2006 Joseph Deiss CVP (b. 1946)
1 Aug 2006 - 31 Oct 2010 Doris Leuthard (f) CVP (b. 1963)
1 Nov 2010 - 31 Dec 2018 Johann Schneider-Ammann FDP (b. 1952)
1 Jan 2019 - Guy Parmelin SVP (b. 1959)
Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications
1848 Department of Posts and Construction
1 Jan 1860 Department of Posts
1 Jan 1873 Department of Posts and Telegraphs
1 Jan 1879 Department of Posts and Railways
1 Jan 1963 Department of Transport, Communications, and Energy
1 Jan 1998 Department of Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications
Federal councillors
1848 - 31 Dec 1852 Wilhelm Matthias Näff
(1st time) FDP (b. 1802 - d. 1881)
1 Jan 1853 - 31 Dec 1854 Joseph Munzinger FDP (b. 1791 - d. 1855)
1 Jan 1855 - 31 Dec 1866 Wilhelm Matthias Näff
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1867 - 31 Dec 1867 Jakob Dubs (1st time) FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1868 - 31 Dec 1868 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
(1st time) FDP (b. 1811 - d. 1893)
1 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1869 Jakob Dubs (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1872 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1873 - 31 Dec 1875 Eugène Borel FDP (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
1 Jan 1876 - 31 Dec 1876 Joachim Heer FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1879)
1 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1879 Emil Welti (1st time) FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1899)
1 Jan 1880 - 31 Dec 1881 Simeon Bavier FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1896)
1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1883 Emil Welti (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1884 - 31 Dec 1884 Adolf Deucher FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1912)
1 Jan 1885 - 31 Dec 1891 Emil Welti (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1892 - 31 Dec 1901 Joseph Zemp (1st time) CVP (b. 1834 - d. 1908)
1 Jan 1902 - 31 Dec 1902 Robert Comtesse (1st time) FDP (b. 1847 - d. 1922)
1 Jan 1903 - 17 Jun 1908 Joseph Zemp (2nd time) CVP (s.a.)
Jun 1908 - 31 Dec 1911 Ludwig Forrer (1st time) FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
1 Jan 1912 - 4 Mar 1912 Robert Comtesse (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
Mar 1912 - 31 Dec 1912 Louis Perrier FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1913)
1 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1917 Ludwig Forrer (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jan 1918 - 31 Dec 1929 Robert Haab FDP (b. 1865 - d. 1939)
1 Jan 1930 - 6 Mar 1940 Marcel Pilet-Golaz FDP (b. 1889 - d. 1958)
6 Mar 1940 - 15 Oct 1950 Enrico Celio CVP (b. 1889 - d. 1980)
Oct 1950 - 9 Dec 1954 Josef Escher CVP (b. 1885 - d. 1954)
1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1959 Giuseppe Lepori CVP (b. 1902 - d. 1968)
1 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1965 Willy Spühler SPS (b. 1902 - d. 1990)
1 Jan 1966 - 30 Jun 1968 Rudolf Gnägi SVP (b. 1917 - d. 1985)
1 Jul 1968 - 31 Dec 1973 Roger Bonvin CVP (b. 1907 - d. 1982)
1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1979 Willi Ritschard SPS (b. 1918 - d. 1983)
1 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1987 Leon Schlumpf SVP (b. 1925 - d. 2012)
1 Jan 1988 - 31 Dec 1995 Adolf Ogi SVP (b. 1942)
1 Jan 1996 - 31 Oct 2010 Moritz Leuenberger SPS (b. 1946)
1 Nov 2010 - 31 Dec 2018 Doris Leuthard (f) CVP (b. 1963)
1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Simonetta Sommaruga (f) SPS (b. 1960)
1 Jan 2023 - Albert Rösti SVP (b. 1967)
Parliament
National Council (Nationalrat/Conseil National/Consiglio Nazionale/Cussegl Naziunal)
Presidents
7 Nov 1848 - 21 Nov 1848 Ulrich Ochsenbein FDP (b. 1811 - d. 1890)
21 Nov 1848 - 16 Apr 1849 Jakob Robert Steiger FDP (b. 1801 - d. 1862)
16 Apr 1849 - 9 May 1850 Alfred Escher (1st time) FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1882)
1 Jul 1850 - 21 Dec 1850 Johann Konrad Kern FDP (b. 1808 - d. 1888)
7 Jul 1851 - 27 Aug 1851 Jakob Stämpfli (1st time) FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1879)
1 Dec 1851 - 23 Dec 1851 Johann Trog FDP (b. 1807 - d. 1867)
5 Jul 1852 - 4 Feb 1853 Johann Matthias Hungerbühler FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1884)
4 Jul 1853 - 9 Feb 1854 Giovanni Battista Pioda FDP (b. 1808 - d. 1882)
3 Jul 1854 - 22 Jul 1854 Jakob Dubs FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
4 Dec 1854 - 22 Dec 1854 Casimir Pfyffer FDP (b. 1794 - d. 1875)
2 Jul 1855 - 25 Jul 1855 Eduard Eugen Blösch FDP (b. 1807 - d. 1866)
21 Jan 1856 - 7 Feb 1856 Friedrich Siegfried FDP (b. 1809 - d. 1882)
7 Jul 1856 - 27 Sep 1856 Jules Martin FDP (b. 1824 - d. 1875)
27 Dec 1856 - 12 Jun 1857 Alfred Escher (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jul 1857 - 5 Aug 1857 Paul Migy FDP (b. 1814 - d. 1879)
7 Dec 1857 - 23 Dec 1857 Augustin Keller FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1883)
5 Jul 1858 - 29 Jan 1859 Johann Jakob Stehlin
(1st time) FDP (b. 1803 - d. 1879)
2 May 1859 - 4 Apr 1860 Friedrich Peyer im Hof FDP (b. 1817 - d. 1900)
2 Jul 1860 - 21 Jul 1860 Johann Baptist Weder FDP (b. 1800 - d. 1872)
4 Dec 1860 - 22 Dec 1860 Édouard Dapples FDP (b. 1807 - d. 1887)
1 Jul 1861 - 8 Feb 1862 Karl Karrer FDP (b. 1815 - d. 1886)
7 Jul 1862 - 31 Jan 1863 Alfred Escher (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jul 1863 - 1 Aug 1863 Joachim Heer (1st time) FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1879)
8 Dec 1863 - 23 Dec 1863 Victor Ruffy FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1869)
4 Jul 1864 - 17 Dec 1864 Gottlieb Jäger FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1891)
3 Jul 1865 - 24 Feb 1866 Andreas Rudolf von Planta FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1889)
2 Jul 1866 - 21 Jul 1866 Niklaus Niggeler FDP (b. 1817 - d. 1872)
4 Dec 1866 - 22 Dec 1866 Jules Philippin (1st time) FDP (b. 1818 - d. 1882)
1 Jul 1867 - 21 Dec 1867 Johann Jakob Stehlin
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jul 1868 - 23 Dec 1868 Simon Kaiser (1st time) FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1898)
5 Jul 1869 - 22 Oct 1869 Louis Ruchonnet (1st time) FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1893)
7 Dec 1869 - 1 Feb 1870 Joachim Heer (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
4 Jul 1870 - 24 Dec 1870 Fridolin Anderwert FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1880)
3 Jul 1871 - 29 May 1872 Rudolf Brunner FDP (b. 1827 - d. 1894)
1 Jul 1872 - 20 Jul 1872 Charles Friderich FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1880)
3 Dec 1872 - 24 Dec 1872 Daniel Wirth-Sand FDP (b. 1815 - d. 1901)
8 Jul 1873 - 29 May 1874 Gottlieb Ziegler FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1898)
1 Jun 1874 - 13 Nov 1874 Karl Feer-Herzog FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1880)
7 Dec 1874 - 20 Mar 1875 Louis Ruchonnet (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
7 Jun 1875 - 18 Sep 1875 Jakob Stämpfli (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
7 Dec 1875 - 25 Mar 1876 Emil Frey FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1922)
5 Jun 1876 - 28 Mar 1877 Arnold Otto Aepli FDP (b. 1816 - d. 1897)
4 Jul 1877 - 22 Feb 1878 Eduard Marti FDP (b. 1829 - d. 1896)
3 Jul 1878 - 2 Dec 1878 Jules Philippin (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
3 Dec 1878 - 2 Jun 1879 Melchior Römer FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1895)
2 Jun 1879 - 7 Jun 1880 Arnold Künzli FDP (b. 1832 - d. 1908)
7 Jun 1880 - 6 Jun 1881 Karl Burckhardt FDP (b. 1830 - d. 1893)
6 Jun 1881 - 5 Dec 1881 Antoine Vessaz FDP (b. 1833 - d. 1911)
7 Dec 1881 - 5 Jun 1882 Karl Zyro FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1896)
5 Jun 1882 - 23 Apr 1883 Adolf Deucher FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1912)
18 Jun 1883 - 4 Jun 1884 Simon Kaiser (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
4 Jun 1884 - 1 Dec 1884 Georges Favon FDP (b. 1843 - d. 1902)
2 Dec 1884 - 1 Jun 1885 Johannes Stössel FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1919)
1 Jun 1885 - 7 Jun 1886 Andrea Bezzola FDP (b. 1840 - d. 1897)
7 Jun 1886 - 6 Jun 1887 Henri Morel FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1912)
6 Jun 1887 - 6 Dec 1887 Joseph Zemp CVP (b. 1834 - d. 1908)
6 Dec 1887 - 4 Jun 1888 Erwin Kurz FDP (b. 1846 - d. 1901)
4 Jun 1888 - 3 Jun 1889 Eugène Ruffy FDP (b. 1854 - d. 1919)
3 Jun 1889 - 2 Jun 1890 Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
2 Jun 1890 - 2 Dec 1890 August Suter FDP (b. 1829 - d. 1901)
2 Dec 1890 - 1 Jun 1891 Eduard Müller FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
1 Jun 1891 - 7 Jun 1892 Adrien Lachenal FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
7 Jun 1892 - 5 Jun 1893 Albert Brosi FDP (b. 1836 - d. 1911)
5 Jun 1893 - 5 Dec 1893 Ludwig Forrer FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
5 Dec 1893 - 4 Jun 1894 Robert Comtesse FDP (b. 1847 - d. 1922)
4 Jun 1894 - 4 Jun 1895 Ernst Brenner FDP (b. 1856 - d. 1911)
4 Jun 1895 - 17 Mar 1896 Jakob Bachmann FDP (b. 1843 - d. 1915)
17 Mar 1896 - 1 Jun 1896 Josef Stockmar FDP (b. 1851 - d. 1919)
1 Jun 1896 - 8 Dec 1896 Rudolf Gallati LPS (b. 1845 - d. 1904)
8 Dec 1896 - 8 Jun 1897 Johann Josef Keel CVP (b. 1837 - d. 1902)
8 Jun 1897 - 6 Jun 1898 Robert Grieshaber FDP (b. 1846 - d. 1928)
6 Jun 1898 - 5 Jun 1899 Adrien Thélin FDP (b. 1842 - d. 1922)
5 Jun 1899 - 5 Dec 1899 Hermann Heller FDP (b. 1850 - d. 1917)
5 Dec 1899 - 5 Jun 1900 Rudolf Geilinger FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1911)
5 Jun 1900 - 3 Jun 1901 Fritz Bühlmann FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1936)
3 Jun 1901 - 2 Apr 1902 Gustave Ador LPS (b. 1845 - d. 1928)
2 Apr 1902 - 2 Jun 1902 Ulrich Meister FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1917)
2 Jun 1902 - 2 Dec 1902 Clemens Iten FDP (b. 1858 - d. 1932)
2 Dec 1902 - 7 Dec 1903 Konrad Zschokke FDP (b. 1842 - d. 1918)
7 Dec 1903 - 5 Dec 1904 Louis Martin FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1913)
5 Dec 1904 - 5 Dec 1905 Josef Anton Schobinger CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
5 Dec 1905 - 3 Dec 1906 Johann Hirter FDP (b. 1855 - d. 1926)
3 Dec 1906 - 2 Dec 1907 Camille Decoppet FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
2 Dec 1907 - 8 Dec 1908 Paul Speiser LPS (b. 1846 - d. 1935)
8 Dec 1908 - 6 Dec 1909 Adolf Germann FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1924)
6 Dec 1909 - 5 Dec 1910 Virgile Rossel FDP (b. 1858 - d. 1933)
5 Dec 1910 - 5 Dec 1911 Josef Kuntschen CVP (b. 1849 - d. 1928)
5 Dec 1911 - 2 Dec 1912 Karl Emil Wild FDP (b. 1856 - d. 1923)
2 Dec 1912 - 1 Dec 1913 Carl Spahn FDP (b. 1863 - d. 1943)
1 Dec 1913 - 8 Dec 1914 Alfred von Planta LPS (b. 1857 - d. 1922)
8 Dec 1914 - 6 Dec 1915 Félix Bonjour FDP (b. 1858 - d. 1942)
6 Dec 1915 - 4 Dec 1916 Arthur Eugster FDP (b. 1863 - d. 1922)
4 Dec 1916 - 3 Dec 1917 Anton Büeler CVP (b. 1858 - d. 1939)
3 Dec 1917 - 2 Dec 1918 Henri Calame FDP (b. 1867 - d. 1936)
2 Dec 1918 - 1 Dec 1919 Heinrich Häberlin FDP (b. 1868 - d. 1947)
1 Dec 1919 - 6 Dec 1920 Eduard Blumer - (b. 1848 - d. 1925)
6 Dec 1920 - 5 Dec 1921 Evaristo Garbani-Nerini FDP (b. 1867 - d. 1944)
5 Dec 1921 - 4 Dec 1922 Emil Klöti SPS (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
4 Dec 1922 - 3 Dec 1923 Johann Jenny SVP (b. 1857 - d. 1937)
3 Dec 1923 - 1 Dec 1924 Raymond Evéquoz CVP (b. 1864 - d. 1937)
1 Dec 1924 - 7 Dec 1925 Albert Mächler FDP (b. 1868 - d. 1937)
7 Dec 1925 - 6 Dec 1926 Emil Hofmann SP (b. 1865 - d. 1927)
6 Dec 1926 - 5 Dec 1927 Paul Maillefer FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1929)
5 Dec 1927 - 3 Dec 1928 Rudolf Minger SVP (b. 1881 - d. 1955)
3 Dec 1928 - 2 Dec 1929 Heinrich Walther CVP (b. 1862 - d. 1954)
2 Dec 1929 - 1 Dec 1930 Ernest-Paul Graber SPS (b. 1875 - d. 1956)
1 Dec 1930 - 7 Dec 1931 Hans Sträuli FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1938)
7 Dec 1931 - 5 Dec 1932 Roman Abt SVP (b. 1850 - d. 1933)
5 Dec 1932 - 4 Dec 1933 Ruggero Dollfus CVP (b. 1876 - d. 1948)
4 Dec 1933 - 3 Dec 1934 Johannes Huber SPS (b. 1879 - d. 1948)
3 Dec 1934 - 6 Dec 1935 Hermann Schüpbach FDP (b. 1877 - d. 1949)
6 Dec 1935 - 7 Dec 1936 Rudolf Reichling SVP (b. 1890 - d. 1977)
7 Dec 1936 - 6 Dec 1937 Maurice Troillet CVP (b. 1880 - d. 1961)
6 Dec 1937 - 5 Dec 1938 Fritz Hauser SPS (b. 1884 - d. 1941)
5 Dec 1938 - 4 Dec 1939 Henry Vallotton FDP (b. 1891 - d. 1971)
4 Dec 1939 - 2 Dec 1940 Hans Stähli SVP (b. 1889 - d. 1963)
2 Dec 1940 - 1 Dec 1941 Emil Nietlisbach CVP (b. 1887 - d. 1962)
1 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1942 Charles Rosselet SPS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)
7 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1943 Emil Keller FDP (b. 1878 - d. 1965)
6 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1944 Paul Gysler SVP (b. 1893 - d. 1966)
4 Dec 1944 - 3 Dec 1945 Pierre Aeby CVP (b. 1884 - d. 1957)
3 Dec 1945 - 2 Dec 1946 Robert Grimm SPS (b. 1881 - d. 1958)
2 Dec 1946 - 1 Dec 1947 Max Wey FDP (b. 1892 - d. 1953)
1 Dec 1947 - 6 Dec 1948 Albert Picot LPS (b. 1882 - d. 1966)
6 Dec 1948 - 5 Dec 1949 Josef Escher CVP (b. 1885 - d. 1954)
5 Dec 1949 - 4 Dec 1950 Jacques Schmid SPS (b. 1882 - d. 1960)
4 Dec 1950 - 3 Dec 1951 Aleardo Pini FDP (b. 1907 - d. 1958)
3 Dec 1951 - 1 Dec 1952 Karl Renold SVP (b. 1888 - d. 1959)
1 Dec 1952 - 7 Dec 1953 Thomas Holenstein CVP (b. 1896 - d. 1962)
7 Dec 1953 - 6 Dec 1954 Henri Perret SPS (b. 1885 - d. 1955)
6 Dec 1954 - 5 Dec 1955 Hermann Häberlin FDP (b. 1894 - d. 1975)
5 Dec 1955 - 3 Dec 1956 Paul Burgdorfer SVP (b. 1903 - d. 1973)
3 Dec 1956 - 2 Dec 1957 Giusep Condrau CVP (b. 1894 - d. 1974)
2 Dec 1957 - 1 Dec 1958 Robert Bratschi SPS (b. 1891 - d. 1981)
1 Dec 1958 - 7 Dec 1959 Eugen Dietschi FDP (b. 1896 - d. 1986)
7 Dec 1959 - 5 Dec 1960 Gaston Clottu LPS (b. 1912 - d. 1995)
5 Dec 1960 - 4 Dec 1961 Emil Duft CVP (b. 1895 - d. 1978)
4 Dec 1961 - 3 Dec 1962 Walther Bringolf SPS (b. 1895 - d. 1981)
3 Dec 1962 - 2 Dec 1963 André Guinand FDP (b. 1901 - d. 1991)
2 Dec 1963 - 30 Nov 1964 Otto Hess SVP (b. 1897 - d. 1988)
30 Nov 1964 - 29 Nov 1965 Franz Josef Kurmann CVP (b. 1917 - d. 1988)
29 Nov 1965 - 28 Nov 1966 Pierre Graber SPS (b. 1908 - d. 2003)
28 Nov 1966 - 4 Dec 1967 Alfred Schaller FDP (b. 1908 - d. 1985)
4 Dec 1967 - 2 Dec 1968 Hans Conzett SVP (b. 1915 - d. 1996)
2 Dec 1968 - 24 Nov 1969 Max Aebischer CVP (b. 1914 - d. 2009)
24 Nov 1969 - 30 Nov 1970 Mathias Eggenberger SPS (b. 1905 - d. 1975)
30 Nov 1970 - 29 Jan 1971 Alfred Weber FDP (b. 1923 - d. 2015)
29 Jan 1971 - 27 Nov 1972 William Vontobel LdU (b. 1909 - d. 1973)
27 Nov 1972 - 26 Nov 1973 Enrico Franzoni CVP (b. 1920 - d. 2008)
26 Nov 1973 - 25 Nov 1974 Anton Muheim SPS (b. 1916 - d. 2016)
25 Nov 1974 - 1 Dec 1975 Simon Kohler FDP (b. 1916 - d. 1990)
1 Dec 1975 - 29 Nov 1976 Rudolf Etter SVP (b. 1914 - d. 1982)
29 Nov 1976 - 6 Apr 1977 Hans Wyer CVP (b. 1927 - d. 2012)
2 May 1977 - 28 Nov 1977 Elisabeth Blunschy (f) CVP (b. 1922 - d. 2015)
28 Nov 1977 - 27 Nov 1978 Alfred Bussey SPS (b. 1915 - d. 1987)
27 Nov 1978 - 26 Nov 1979 Luigi Generali FDP (b. 1920 - d. 2005)
26 Nov 1979 - 1 Dec 1980 Hanspeter Fischer SVP (b. 1930 - d. 2009)
1 Dec 1980 - 30 Nov 1981 Laurent Butty CVP (b. 1925 - d. 1990)
30 Nov 1981 - 29 Nov 1982 Hedi Lang (f) SPS (b. 1931 - d. 2004)
29 Nov 1982 - 28 Nov 1983 Franz Eng FDP (b. 1928 - d. 2022)
28 Nov 1983 - 26 Nov 1984 André Gautier LPS (b. 1924 - d. 2000)
26 Nov 1984 - 2 Dec 1985 Arnold Koller CVP (b. 1933)
2 Dec 1985 - 1 Dec 1986 Martin Bundi SPS (b. 1932 - d. 2020)
1 Dec 1986 - 30 Nov 1987 Jean-Jacques Cevey FDP (b. 1928 - d. 2014)
30 Nov 1987 - 28 Nov 1988 Rudolf Reichling SVP (b. 1924 - d. 2014)
28 Nov 1988 - 27 Nov 1989 Josef Iten CVP (b. 1943)
27 Nov 1989 - 26 Nov 1990 Victor Ruffy SPS (b. 1937 - d. 2016)
26 Nov 1990 - 25 Nov 1991 Ulrich Bremi FDP (b. 1929 - d. 2021)
25 Nov 1991 - 30 Nov 1992 Hans-Rudolf Nebiker SVP (b. 1929 - d. 2008)
30 Nov 1992 - 29 Nov 1993 Paul Schmidhalter CVP (b. 1931 - d. 2005)
29 Nov 1993 - 28 Nov 1994 Gret Haller (f) SPS (b. 1947)
28 Nov 1994 - 4 Dec 1995 Claude Frey FDP (b. 1943)
4 Dec 1995 - 25 Nov 1996 Jean-François Leuba LPS (b. 1934 - d. 2004)
25 Nov 1996 - 1 Dec 1997 Judith Stamm (f) CVP (b. 1934 - d. 2022)
1 Dec 1997 - 30 Nov 1998 Ernst Leuenberger SPS (b. 1945 - d. 2009)
30 Nov 1998 - 6 Dec 1999 Trix Heberlein (f) FDP (b. 1942)
6 Dec 1999 - 27 Nov 2000 Hanspeter Seiler SVP (b. 1933)
27 Nov 2000 - 26 Nov 2001 Peter Hess CVP (b. 1948)
26 Nov 2001 - 25 Nov 2002 Liliane Maury Pasquier (f) SPS (b. 1956)
25 Nov 2002 - 1 Dec 2003 Yves Christen FDP (b. 1941)
1 Dec 2003 - 29 Nov 2004 Max Binder SVP (b. 1947)
29 Nov 2004 - 1 Mar 2005 Jean-Philippe Maitre CVP (b. 1949 - d. 2006)
8 Mar 2005 - 28 Nov 2005 Thérèse Meyer (f) CVP (b. 1948)
28 Nov 2005 - 4 Dec 2006 Claude Janiak SPS (b. 1948)
4 Dec 2006 - 3 Dec 2007 Christine Egerszegi-Obrist
(f) FDP (b. 1948)
3 Dec 2007 - 1 Dec 2008 André Bugnon SVP (b. 1947)
1 Dec 2008 - 23 Nov 2009 Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi (f) CVP (b. 1946)
23 Nov 2009 - 29 Nov 2010 Pascale Bruderer Wyss (f) SPS (b. 1977)
29 Nov 2010 - 5 Dec 2011 Jean-René Germanier FDP (b. 1958)
5 Dec 2011 - 26 Nov 2012 Hansjörg Walter SVP (b. 1951)
26 Nov 2012 - 25 Nov 2013 Maya Graf (f) GPS (b. 1962)
25 Nov 2013 - 24 Nov 2014 Ruedi Lustenberger CVP (b. 1950)
24 Nov 2014 - 30 Nov 2015 Stéphane Rossini SPS (b. 1963)
30 Nov 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Christa Markwalder (f) FDP (b. 1975)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Nov 2017 Jürg Stahl SVP (b. 1968)
27 Nov 2017 - 26 Nov 2018 Dominique de Buman CVP (b. 1956)
26 Nov 2018 - 2 Dec 2019 Marina Carobbio Guscetti (f) SPS (b. 1966)
2 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020 Isabelle Moret (f) FDP (b. 1970)
30 Nov 2020 - 29 Nov 2021 Andreas Aebi SVP (b. 1958)
29 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2022 Irène Kälin (f) GPS (b. 1987)
28 Nov 2022 - 4 Dec 2023 Martin Candinas CVP (b. 1980)
4 Dec 2023 - Eric Nussbaumer SPS (b. 1960)
Council of States (Ständerat/Conseil des États/Consiglio degli Stati/Cussegl dals Stadis)
Presidents
6 Nov 1848 - 21 Nov 1848 Jonas Furrer FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1861)
21 Nov 1848 - 9 May 1850 François Briatte (1st time) FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1877)
1 Jul 1850 - 21 Dec 1850 Johann Jakob Rüttimann
(1st time) FDP (b. 1813 - d. 1876)
7 Jul 1851 - 27 Aug 1851 Paul Migy FDP (b. 1814 - d. 1879)
1 Dec 1851 - 23 Dec 1851 Karl Kappeler (1st time) FDP (b. 1816 - d. 1888)
5 Jul 1852 - 4 Feb 1853 François Briatte (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
4 Jul 1853 - 9 Feb 1854 Johann Jakob Blumer
(1st time) FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1875)
3 Jul 1854 - 22 Jul 1854 James Fazy FDP (b. 1794 - d. 1878)
4 Dec 1854 - 21 Dec 1854 Karl Kappeler (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
2 Jul 1855 - 12 Jul 1855 Constant Fornerod FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1899)
12 Jul 1855 - 22 Jul 1855 Samuel Schwarz FDP (b. 1814 - d. 1868)
21 Jan 1856 - 7 Feb 1856 Aimé Humbert FDP (b. 1819 - d. 1900)
7 Jul 1856 - 27 Sep 1856 Jakob Dubs FDP (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
27 Dec 1856 - 12 Jun 1857 François Briatte (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jul 1857 - 5 Aug 1857 Johann Baptist Weder FDP (b. 1800 - d. 1872)
7 Dec 1857 - 23 Dec 1857 August Stähelin-Brunner FDP (b. 1812 - d. 1886)
5 Jul 1858 - 5 May 1859 Niklaus Niggeler FDP (b. 1817 - d. 1872)
4 Jul 1859 - 3 Feb 1860 François Briatte (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
29 Mar 1860 - 21 Jul 1860 Emil Welti (1st time) FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1899)
3 Dec 1860 - 22 Dec 1860 Johann Jakob Blumer
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
1 Jul 1861 - 8 Feb 1862 Nicolaus Hermann FDP (b. 1818 - d. 1888)
7 Jul 1862 - 31 Jan 1863 Wilhelm Vigier (1st time) FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1886)
6 Jul 1863 - 1 Aug 1863 Eduard Häberlin FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1884)
7 Dec 1863 - 23 Dec 1863 Karl Schenk FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1895)
4 Jul 1864 - 17 Dec 1864 Jules Roguin (1st time) FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1908)
3 Jul 1865 - 24 Feb 1866 Johann Jakob Rüttimann
(2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
2 Jul 1866 - 21 Jul 1866 Emil Welti (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
3 Dec 1866 - 22 Dec 1866 Christian Sahli (1st time) FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1897)
1 Jul 1867 - 21 Dec 1867 Johann Jakob Blumer
(3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jul 1868 - 23 Dec 1868 Arnold Otto Aepli FDP (b. 1816 - d. 1897)
5 Jul 1869 - 22 Oct 1869 Eugène Borel FDP (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
6 Dec 1869 - 1 Feb 1870 Johann Weber FDP (b. 1823 - d. 1878)
4 Jul 1870 - 24 Dec 1870 Abraham Stocker FDP (b. 1825 - d. 1887)
3 Jul 1871 - 29 May 1872 Augustin Keller FDP (b. 1805 - d. 1883)
1 Jul 1872 - 20 Jul 1872 Karl Kappeler (3rd time) FDP (s.a.)
2 Dec 1872 - 24 Dec 1872 Jules Roguin (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
7 Jul 1873 - 29 May 1874 Alois Kopp FDP (b. 1827 - d. 1891)
1 Jun 1874 - 20 Mar 1875 Alphons Koechlin FDP (b. 1821 - d. 1893)
7 Jun 1875 - 18 Sep 1875 Gottlieb Ringier FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1929)
6 Dec 1875 - 6 Mar 1876 Numa Droz FDP (b. 1844 - d. 1899)
6 Mar 1876 - 5 Jun 1876 Johann Jakob Sulzer FDP (b. 1821 - d. 1897)
5 Jun 1876 - 5 Mar 1877 Paul Nagel FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1880)
4 Jun 1877 - 3 Jun 1878 Karl J. Hoffmann (1st time) FDP (b. 1820 - d. 1895)
3 Jun 1878 - 2 Dec 1878 Antoine Vessaz FDP (b. 1833 - d. 1911)
2 Dec 1878 - 2 Jun 1879 Florian Gengel FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1905)
2 Jun 1879 - 7 Jun 1880 Karl Rudolf Stehlin FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1881)
7 Jun 1880 - 6 Jun 1881 Christian Sahli (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
6 Jun 1881 - 5 Dec 1881 Karl Kappeler (4th time) FDP (s.a.)
5 Dec 1881 - 5 Jun 1882 Auguste Cornaz FDP (b. 1834 - d. 1896)
5 Jun 1882 - 18 Jun 1883 Wilhelm Vigier (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
18 Jun 1883 - 4 Jun 1884 Walter Hauser FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1902)
4 Jun 1884 - 1 Dec 1884 Martin Birmann FDP (b. 1828 - d. 1890)
1 Dec 1884 - 1 Jun 1885 Theodor Wirz FDP (b. 1842 - d. 1901)
1 Jun 1885 - 7 Jun 1886 Esajas Zweifel FDP (b. 1827 - d. 1904)
7 Jun 1886 - 12 Apr 1887 Alphonse Bory FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1891)
12 Apr 1887 - 6 Jun 1887 Albert Scherb FDP (b. 1839 - d. 1908)
6 Jun 1887 - 5 Dec 1887 Adam Herzog-Weber FDP (b. 1829 - d. 1895)
5 Dec 1887 - 4 Jun 1888 Alexandre Gavard FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1898)
4 Jun 1888 - 3 Jun 1889 Gustav Schoch FDP (b. 1841 - d. 1895)
3 Jun 1889 - 2 Jun 1890 Karl J. Hoffmann (2nd time) FDP (s.a.)
2 Jun 1890 - 1 Dec 1890 Gustav Muheim CVP (b. 1851 - d. 1917)
1 Dec 1890 - 1 Jun 1891 Armin Kellersberger FDP (b. 1838 - d. 1905)
1 Jun 1891 - 7 Jun 1892 Fritz Göttisheim FDP (b. 1837 - d. 1896)
7 Jun 1892 - 5 Jun 1893 Henri Schaller CVP (b. 1828 - d. 1900)
5 Jun 1893 - 4 Dec 1893 Friedrich Eggli LPS (b. 1838 - d. 1895)
4 Dec 1893 - 4 Jun 1894 Oskar Munzinger FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1932)
4 Jun 1894 - 4 Jun 1895 Henri de Torrenté CVP (b. 1845 - d. 1922)
4 Jun 1895 - 1 Jun 1896 Adolphe Jordan-Martin FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1900)
1 Jun 1896 - 7 Dec 1896 Johann Jakob Hohl LPS (b. 1834 - d. 1913)
7 Dec 1896 - 8 Jun 1897 Othmar Blumer FDP (b. 1848 - d. 1900)
8 Jun 1897 - 6 Jun 1898 Luzius Raschein FDP (b. 1831 - d. 1899)
6 Jun 1898 - 5 Jun 1899 Josef Hildebrand CVP (b. 1855 - d. 1935)
5 Jun 1899 - 5 Dec 1899 Rinaldo Simen FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1910)
5 Dec 1899 - 5 Jun 1900 Arnold Robert FDP (b. 1846 - d. 1925)
5 Jun 1900 - 3 Jun 1901 Georg Leumann FDP (b. 1842 - d. 1918)
3 Jun 1901 - 2 Jun 1902 Karl Reichlin CVP (b. 1841 - d. 1924)
2 Jun 1902 - 1 Dec 1902 Casimir von Arx FDP (b. 1852 - d. 1931)
1 Dec 1902 - 7 Dec 1903 Arthur Hoffmann FDP (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
7 Dec 1903 - 5 Dec 1904 Adrien Lachenal FDP (b. 1849 - d. 1918)
5 Dec 1904 - 4 Dec 1905 Emil Isler FDP (b. 1851 - d. 1936)
4 Dec 1905 - 3 Dec 1906 Albert Ammann FDP (b. 1860 - d. 1929)
3 Dec 1906 - 2 Dec 1907 Adalbert Wirz CVP (b. 1848 - d. 1925)
2 Dec 1907 - 7 Dec 1908 Paul Scherrer FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1935)
7 Dec 1908 - 6 Dec 1909 Adrien Thélin FDP (b. 1842 - d. 1922)
6 Dec 1909 - 5 Dec 1910 Paul Usteri FDP (b. 1853 - d. 1927)
5 Dec 1910 - 4 Dec 1911 Josef Winiger CVP (b. 1855 - d. 1929)
4 Dec 1911 - 2 Dec 1912 Felix Calonder FDP (b. 1863 - d. 1952)
2 Dec 1912 - 1 Dec 1913 Gottfried Kunz FDP (b. 1859 - d. 1930)
1 Dec 1913 - 7 Dec 1914 Eugène Richard LPS (b. 1843 - d. 1925)
7 Dec 1914 - 6 Dec 1915 Johannes Geel FDP (b. 1854 - d. 1937)
6 Dec 1915 - 1 Dec 1916 Georges Python CVP (b. 1856 - d. 1927)
1 Dec 1916 - 3 Dec 1917 Philipp Mercier FDP (b. 1872 - d. 1936)
3 Dec 1917 - 2 Dec 1918 Beat Heinrich Bolli FDP (b. 1858 - d. 1938)
2 Dec 1918 - 1 Dec 1919 Friedrich Brügger CVP (b. 1854 - d. 1930)
1 Dec 1919 - 6 Dec 1920 Auguste Pettavel FDP (b. 1845 - d. 1921)
6 Dec 1920 - 5 Dec 1921 Johannes Baumann FDP (b. 1874 - d. 1953)
5 Dec 1921 - 4 Dec 1922 Josef Räber CVP (b. 1872 - d. 1934)
4 Dec 1922 - 3 Dec 1923 Albert Böhi FDP (b. 1862 - d. 1945)
3 Dec 1923 - 1 Dec 1924 Henri Simon FDP (b. 1868 - d. 1932)
1 Dec 1924 - 7 Dec 1925 Josef Andermatt CVP (b. 1871 - d. 1942)
7 Dec 1925 - 6 Dec 1926 Gottfried Keller FDP (b. 1873 - d. 1945)
6 Dec 1926 - 5 Dec 1927 Robert Schöpfer FDP (b. 1869 - d. 1941)
5 Dec 1927 - 3 Dec 1928 Émile Savoy CVP (b. 1877 - d. 1935)
3 Dec 1928 - 2 Dec 1929 Oscar Wettstein FDP (b. 1866 - d. 1952)
2 Dec 1929 - 1 Dec 1930 Anton Messmer CVP (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
1 Dec 1930 - 7 Dec 1931 Paul Charmillot FDP (b. 1865 - d. 1932)
7 Dec 1931 - 5 Dec 1932 Jakob Sigrist CVP (b. 1869 - d. 1935)
5 Dec 1932 - 4 Dec 1933 Andreas Laely FDP (b. 1864 - d. 1955)
4 Dec 1933 - 3 Dec 1934 Antonio Riva CVP (b. 1870 - d. 1942)
3 Dec 1934 - 6 Dec 1935 Ernest Béguin FDP (b. 1879 - d. 1966)
6 Dec 1935 - 7 Dec 1936 Walter Amstalden CVP (b. 1883 - d. 1966)
7 Dec 1936 - 6 Dec 1937 Edwin Hauser - (b. 1864 - d. 1949)
6 Dec 1937 - 5 Dec 1938 Bernard de Weck CVP (b. 1890 - d. 1950)
5 Dec 1938 - 4 Dec 1939 Ernst Löpfe-Benz FDP (b. 1878 - d. 1970)
4 Dec 1939 - 2 Dec 1940 Albert Zust CVP (b. 1874 - d. 1952)
2 Dec 1940 - 1 Dec 1941 Albert Malche FDP (b. 1876 - d. 1956)
1 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1942 Hans Fricker CVP (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
7 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1943 Norbert Bosset FDP (b. 1883 - d. 1969)
6 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1944 Adolf Suter CVP (b. 1882 - d. 1947)
4 Dec 1944 - 3 Dec 1945 Paul Altwegg FDP (b. 1884 - d. 1952)
3 Dec 1945 - 2 Dec 1946 Joseph Piller CVP (b. 1890 - d. 1954)
2 Dec 1946 - 1 Dec 1947 Walter Ackermann FDP (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
1 Dec 1947 - 6 Dec 1948 Alphons Iten CVP (b. 1898 - d. 1964)
6 Dec 1948 - 5 Dec 1949 Gustav Wenk SPS (b. 1884 - d. 1956)
5 Dec 1949 - 4 Dec 1950 Paul Haefelin FDP (b. 1889 - d. 1972)
4 Dec 1950 - 3 Dec 1951 Gotthard Egli CVP (b. 1884 - d. 1979)
3 Dec 1951 - 1 Dec 1952 Bixio Bossi FDP (b. 1896 - d. 1990)
1 Dec 1952 - 7 Dec 1953 Johann Schmuki CVP (b. 1890 - d. 1970)
7 Dec 1953 - 6 Dec 1954 Jean-Louis Barrelet FDP (b. 1902 - d. 1976)
6 Dec 1954 - 5 Dec 1955 Armin Locher CVP (b. 1897 - d. 1967)
5 Dec 1955 - 3 Dec 1956 Rudolf Weber SVP (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
3 Dec 1956 - 2 Dec 1957 Kurt Schoch FDP (b. 1904 - d. 1980)
2 Dec 1957 - 1 Dec 1958 Fritz Stähli CVP (b. 1895 - d. 1961)
1 Dec 1958 - 7 Dec 1959 Augustin Lusser CVP (b. 1896 - d. 1973)
7 Dec 1959 - 5 Dec 1960 Gabriel Despland FDP (b. 1901 - d. 1983)
5 Dec 1960 - 4 Dec 1961 Antonio Antognini CVP (b. 1893 - d. 1972)
4 Dec 1961 - 3 Dec 1962 Ernst Vaterlaus FDP (b. 1891 - d. 1976)
3 Dec 1962 - 2 Dec 1963 Frédéric Fauquex LPS (b. 1898 - d. 1976)
2 Dec 1963 - 30 Nov 1964 Ludwig Danioth CVP (b. 1902 - d. 1996)
30 Nov 1964 - 29 Nov 1965 Jakob Müller FDP (b. 1895 - d. 1967)
29 Nov 1965 - 28 Nov 1966 Dominik Auf der Maur CVP (b. 1896 - d. 1978)
28 Nov 1966 - 4 Dec 1967 Willi Rohner FDP (b. 1907 - d. 1977)
4 Dec 1967 - 2 Dec 1968 Emil Wipfli CVP (b. 1900 - d. 1988)
2 Dec 1968 - 24 Nov 1969 Christian Clavadetscher FDP (b. 1897 - d. 1980)
24 Nov 1969 - 30 Nov 1970 Paul Torche CVP (b. 1912 - d. 1990)
30 Nov 1970 - 29 Jan 1971 Arno Theus SVP (b. 1911 - d. 1999)
29 Jan 1971 - 27 Nov 1972 Ferruccio Bolla FDP (b. 1911 - d. 1984)
27 Nov 1972 - 26 Nov 1973 Marius Lampert CVP (b. 1902 - d. 1991)
26 Nov 1973 - 25 Nov 1974 Kurt Bächtold FDP (b. 1918 - d. 2009)
25 Nov 1974 - 1 Dec 1975 Heinrich Oechslin CVP (b. 1913 - d. 1985)
1 Dec 1975 - 29 Nov 1976 Willi Wenk SPS (b. 1914 - d. 1994)
29 Nov 1976 - 28 Nov 1977 Hans Munz FDP (b. 1916 - d. 2013)
28 Nov 1977 - 27 Nov 1978 Robert Reimann CVP (b. 1911 - d. 1987)
27 Nov 1978 - 26 Nov 1979 Ulrich Luder FDP (b. 1919 - d. 1987)
26 Nov 1979 - 1 Dec 1980 Josef Ulrich CVP (b. 1916 - d. 2007)
1 Dec 1980 - 30 Nov 1981 Peter Hefti FDP (b. 1922 - d. 2012)
30 Nov 1981 - 25 Apr 1982 Jost Dillier CVP (b. 1921 - d. 2016)
7 Jun 1982 - 29 Nov 1982 Pierre Dreyer CVP (b. 1924 - d. 2005)
29 Nov 1982 - 28 Nov 1983 Walter Weber SPS (b. 1917 - d. 2008)
28 Nov 1983 - 26 Nov 1984 Édouard Debétaz FDP (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
26 Nov 1984 - 2 Dec 1985 Markus Kündig CVP (b. 1931 - d. 2011)
2 Dec 1985 - 1 Dec 1986 Peter Gerber SVP (b. 1923 - d. 2012)
1 Dec 1986 - 30 Nov 1987 Alois Dobler CVP (b. 1929)
30 Nov 1987 - 28 Nov 1988 Franco Masoni FDP (b. 1928)
28 Nov 1988 - 27 Nov 1989 Hubert Reymond LPS (b. 1938)
27 Nov 1989 - 26 Nov 1990 Luregn Mathias Cavelty CVP (b. 1935)
26 Nov 1990 - 8 Mar 1991 Max Affolter FDP (b. 1923 - d. 1991)
18 Mar 1991 - 25 Nov 1991 Arthur Hänsenberger FDP (b. 1927 - d. 2014)
25 Nov 1991 - 30 Nov 1992 Josi Meier (f) CVP (b. 1926 - d. 2006)
30 Nov 1992 - 29 Nov 1993 Otto Piller SPS (b. 1942)
29 Nov 1993 - 28 Nov 1994 Riccardo Jagmetti FDP (b. 1929)
28 Nov 1994 - 4 Dec 1995 Niklaus Küchler CVP (b. 1941)
4 Dec 1995 - 25 Nov 1996 Otto Schoch FDP (b. 1934 - d. 2013)
25 Nov 1996 - 1 Dec 1997 Édouard Delalay CVP (b. 1936)
1 Dec 1997 - 30 Nov 1998 Ulrich Zimmerli SVP (b. 1942)
30 Nov 1998 - 6 Dec 1999 René Rhinow FDP (b. 1942)
6 Dec 1999 - 27 Nov 2000 Carlo Schmid-Sutter CVP (b. 1950)
27 Nov 2000 - 26 Nov 2001 Françoise Saudan (f) FDP (b. 1939)
26 Nov 2001 - 25 Nov 2002 Anton Cottier CVP (b. 1943 - d. 2006)
25 Nov 2002 - 1 Dec 2003 Gian-Reto Plattner SPS (b. 1939 - d. 2009)
1 Dec 2003 - 29 Nov 2004 Fritz Schiesser FDP (b. 1954)
29 Nov 2004 - 28 Nov 2005 Bruno Frick CVP (b. 1953)
28 Nov 2005 - 4 Dec 2006 Rolf Büttiker FDP (b. 1950)
4 Dec 2006 - 3 Dec 2007 Peter Bieri CVP (b. 1952)
3 Dec 2007 - 1 Dec 2008 Christoffel Brändli SVP;
Jun 2008: -;
Aug 2008: SVP (b. 1943)
1 Dec 2008 - 23 Nov 2009 Alain Berset SPS (b. 1972)
23 Nov 2009 - 29 Nov 2010 Erika Forster-Vannini (f) FDP (b. 1944)
29 Nov 2010 - 5 Dec 2011 Hansheiri Inderkum CVP (b. 1947)
5 Dec 2011 - 26 Nov 2012 Hans Altherr FDP (b. 1950)
26 Nov 2012 - 25 Nov 2013 Filippo Lombardi CVP (b. 1956)
25 Nov 2013 - 24 Nov 2014 Hannes Germann SVP (b. 1956)
24 Nov 2014 - 30 Nov 2015 Claude Hêche SPS (b. 1952)
30 Nov 2015 - 28 Nov 2016 Raphaël Comte FDP (b. 1979)
28 Nov 2016 - 27 Nov 2017 Ivo Bischofberger CVP (b. 1958)
27 Nov 2017 - 26 Nov 2018 Karin Keller-Sutter (f) FDP (b. 1963)
26 Nov 2018 - 2 Dec 2019 Jean-René Fournier CVP (b. 1957)
2 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020 Hans Stöckli SPS (b. 1952)
30 Nov 2020 - 29 Nov 2021 Alex Kuprecht SVP (b. 1957)
29 Nov 2021 - 28 Nov 2022 Thomas Hefti FDP (b. 1959)
28 Nov 2022 - 4 Dec 2023 Brigitte Häberli-Koller (f) CVP (b. 1958)
4 Dec 2023 - Eva Herzog (f) SPS (b. 1961)
Courts
Federal Tribunal
Presidents
1848 - 1850 Johann Conrad Kern (1st time) (b. 1808 - d. 1888)
1851 Kasimir Pfyffer (1st time) (b. 1794 - d. 1875)
1852 Johann Conrad Kern (2nd time) (s.a.)
1853 Kasimir Pfyffer (2nd time) (s.a.)
1854 Johann Jakob Rüttimann (b. 1813 - d. 1876)
1854 Johann Jakob Trog (b. 1807 - d. 1867)
1855 Eduard Eugen Blösch (1st time) (b. 1807 - d. 1866)
1856 Kasimir Pfyffer (3rd time) (s.a.)
1857 Jakob Dubs (b. 1822 - d. 1879)
1858 Johann Jakob Blumer (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1875)
1859 Kasimir Pfyffer (4th time) (s.a.)
1860 Gottlieb Jäger (b. 1805 - d. 1891)
1861 Kasimir Pfyffer (5th time) (s.a.)
1862 Arnold Otto Aepli (b. 1816 - d. 1897)
1863 Eduard Eugen Blösch (2nd time) (s.a.)
1864 Joseph Wilhelm Viktor Vigier
(1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1886)
1865 Nicolaus Hermann (b. 1818 - d. 1888)
1866 Eduard Häberlin (b. 1820 - d. 1884)
1867 Victor Ruffy (b. 1823 - d. 1869)
1868 Johann Jakob Blumer (2nd time) (s.a.)
1869 Édouard Carlin (b. 1817 - d. 1870)
1870 Jost Weber (b. 1823 - d. 1889)
1871 Johann Jakob Blumer (3rd time) (s.a.)
1872 Eugène Borel (b. 1835 - d. 1892)
1873 Joseph Wilhelm Viktor Vigier
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1874 Johann Jakob Blumer (4th time) (s.a.)
1876 - 1878 Jules Roguin (1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1908)
1879 - 1880 Josef Karl Pankraz Morel (b. 1825 - d. 1900)
1881 - 1882 Johann Conrad Weber (b. 1839 - d. 1918)
1883 - 1884 Jules Roguin (2nd time) (s.a.)
1885 - 1886 Gaudenzio Olgiati (b. 1836 - d. 1892)
1887 - 1888 Alois Kopp (b. 1827 - d. 1891)
1889 - 1890 Heinrich Stamm (b. 1827 - d. 1905)
1891 - 1892 Josef Bläsi (b. 1833 - d. 1903)
1893 - 1894 Heinrich Hafner (b. 1838 - d. 1902)
1895 - 1896 Jean Broye (b. 1828 - d. 1899)
1897 - 1898 Charles-Henri Soldan (b. 1855 - d. 1900)
1899 - 1900 Emil Rott (b. 1852 - d. 1905)
1901 - 1902 Johannes Winkler (b. 1845 - d. 1918)
1903 - 1904 Jakob Huldreich Bachmann (b. 1843 - d. 1915)
1904 Agostino Soldati (b. 1857 - d. 1938)
1905 - 1906 Frédéric Auguste Monnier (b. 1847 - d. 1931)
1907 - 1908 Carl Jäger (b. 1869 - d. 1947)
1909 - 1910 Émile Perrier (b. 1848 - d. 1924)
1911 - 1912 Viktor Merz (b. 1865 - d. 1940)
1915 - 1916 Heinrich Honegger (b. 1862 - d. 1940)
1918 - 1919 Albert Ursprung (b. 1862 - d. 1935)
1919 - 1920 Ernest Picot (b. 1853 - d. 1921)
1921 - 1922 Fritz Ostertag (b. 1868 - d. 1948)
1923 Franz Schmid (b. 1841 - d. 1923)
1924 Albert Affolter (b. 1856 - d. 1932)
1925 Alfred Stooss (b. 1860 - d. 1925)
1927 - 1928 Emil Kirchhofer (b. 1871 - d. 1944)
1929 - 1930 Virgile Rossel (b. 1858 - d. 1933)
1931 - 1932 Hans Müri (b. 1861 - d. 1944)
1933 - 1934 Henri Thelin (b. 1867 - d. 1963)
1935 - 1936 Arthur Couchepin (b. 1869 - d. 1941)
1937 Robert Fazy (1st time) (b. 1872 - d. 1956)
1937 - 1938 Josef Jakob Strebel (b. 1887 - d. 1965)
1939 - 1940 Robert Fazy (2nd time) (s.a.)
1941 - 1942 Léon Robert (b. 1873 - d. 1944)
1943 - 1944 Hans Steiner (b. 1884 - d. 1964)
1945 - 1946 Plinio Bolla (b. 1896 - d. 1963)
1947 - 1948 Georg Leuch (b. 1888 - d. 1959)
1949 - 1950 Eugen Blocher (b. 1882 - d. 1964)
1951 - 1952 Walter Nägeli (b. 1881 - d. 1965)
1953 - 1954 Louis Python (b. 1893 - d. 1992)
1955 - 1956 Robert Petitmermet (b. 1886 - d. 1976)
1957 - 1958 Wilhelm Stauffer (b. 1893 - d. 1986)
1959 - 1960 Carlo Pometta (b. 1896 - d. 1979)
1961 - 1962 Wilhelm Schönenberger (b. 1898 - d. 1985)
1963 - 1964 Franz Fässler (b. 1899 - d. 1986)
1965 - 1966 Fritz Häberlin (b. 1899 - d. 1970)
1967 - 1968 André Panchaud (b. 1901 - d. 1976)
1969 - 1970 Silvio Giovanoli (b. 1902 - d. 1981)
1971 - 1972 Paul Schwartz (b. 1905 - d. 1977)
1973 - 1974 Hans Tschopp (b. 1903 - d. 1990)
1975 - 1976 Pierre Cavin (b. 1909 - d. 1992)
1977 - 1978 André Grisel (b. 1911 - d. 1990)
1979 - 1980 Harald Huber (b. 1912 - d. 1998)
1981 - 1982 Rolando Forni (b. 1925 - d. 2017)
1983 - 1984 Otto Konstantin Kaufmann (b. 1914 - d. 1999)
1985 - 1986 Arthur Haefliger (b. 1919 - d. 2011)
1987 - 1988 Erhard Schweri (b. 1922)
1989 - 1990 Rolf Raschein (b. 1929 - d. 1994)
1991 - 1992 Robert Patry (b. 1923 - d. 2016)
1993 - 1994 Jean-François Egli (b. 1928)
1995 - 1996 Claude Rouiller (b. 1941)
1997 - 1998 Peter Alexander Müller (b. 1940)
1999 - 2000 Martin Schubarth (b. 1942)
2001 - 2002 Hans Peter Walter (b. 1944)
2003 - 2004 Heinz Aemisegger (b. 1947)
2005 - 2006 Giusep Nay (b. 1942)
2007 - 31 Dec 2008 Arthur Aeschlimann (b. 1946)
1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012 Lorenz Meyer (b. 1948)
1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016 Gilbert Kolly (b. 1951)
1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Ulrich Meyer (b. 1953)
1 Jan 2021 - Martha Niquille (f) (b. 1954)
Political parties
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Presidents
1888 - 1889 Alexander Reichel (b. 1853 - d. 1921)
1890 - 1891 Albert Steck (b. 1843 - d. 1899)
1892 - 1894 Eugen Wullschleger (b. 1862 - d. 1931)
1894 - 1896 Wilhelm Fürholz (b. 1850 - d. 1919)
1897 Karl Zgraggen (b. 1861 - d. 1929)
1898 Paul Brandt (b. 1852 - d. 1910)
1898 - 1901 Otto Lang (b. 1863 - d. 1936)
1901 - 1902 Josef Albisser (b. 1868 - d. 1943)
1902 - 1908 Gottfried Reimann (b. 1862 - d. 1909)
1909 - 1910 Eduard Kessler (b. 1864 - d. 1926)
1911 Johann Näher (b. 1854 - d. 1936)
1912 - 1916 Fritz Studer (b. 1873 - d. 1945)
1916 - 1917 Emil Klöti (b. 1877 - d. 1963)
1918 Jakob Gschwend (b. 1882 - d. 1952)
1919 Gustav Müller (b. 1860 - d. 1921)
1919 - 1935 Ernst Reinhard (b. 1889 - d. 1947)
1935 - 1952 Hans Oprecht (b. 1894 - d. 1978)
1952 - 1962 Walter Bringolf (b. 1895 - d. 1981)
1962 - 1970 Fritz Grütter (b. 1901 - d. 1984)
1970 - 1974 Arthur Schmid (b. 1928 - d. 2023)
1975 - 1990 Helmut Hubacher (b. 1926 - d. 2020)
1990 - 28 Jun 1997 Peter Bodenmann (b. 1952)
28 Jun 1997 - 15 Oct 2000 Ursula Koch (f) (b. 1941)
15 Oct 2000 - 6 Mar 2004 Christiane Brunner (f) (b. 1947)
6 Mar 2004 - 1 Mar 2008 Hans-Jürg Fehr (b. 1948)
1 Mar 2008 - 17 Oct 2020 Christian Levrat (b. 1970)
17 Oct 2020 - Mattea Meyer (f) (b. 1987)
+ Cédric Wermuth (b. 1986)
The Centre
1912 Conservative People's Party
1957 Conservative-Christian Social People's Party
1970 Christian Democratic People's Party
1 Jan 2021 merged with Conservative Democratic Party as The Centre
Presidents
1912 - 1917 Adalbert Wirz (b. 1848 - d. 1925)
1917 - 1919 Eugène Deschenaux (b. 1874 - d. 1940)
1920 - 1928 Joseph Räber (b. 1872 - d. 1934)
1928 - 1932 Ernest Perrier (b. 1881 - d. 1958)
1932 - 1934 Eduard Guntli (b. 1872 - d. 1933)
1934 - 1935 Raymond Evéquoz (b. 1863 - d. 1945)
1935 - 1940 Emil Nietlisbach (b. 1887 - d. 1962)
1940 - 1946 Pierre Aeby (b. 1884 - d. 1957)
1946 - 1950 Josef Escher (b. 1885 - d. 1954)
1950 - 1955 Max Rohr (b. 1890 - d. 1980)
1956 - 1959 Jean Bourgknecht (b. 1902 - d. 1964)
1960 - 1968 Ettore Tenchio (b. 1915 - d. 2015)
1968 - 1973 Franz-Josef Kurmann (b. 1917 - d. 1988)
1973 - 1984 Hans Wyer (b. 1927 - d. 2012)
1984 - 1987 Flavio Cotti (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1987 - 1992 Eva Segmüller (f) (b. 1932)
1992 - 1994 Carlo Schmid-Sutter (b. 1950)
1994 - 18 Jan 1997 Anton Cottier (b. 1943 - d. 2006)
18 Jan 1997 - 12 May 2001 Adalbert Durrer (b. 1950 - d. 2008)
12 May 2001 - 22 Jan 2004 Philipp Stähelin (b. 1944)
22 Jan 2004 - 15 Jun 2006 Doris Leuthard (f) (b. 1963)
(acting to 18 Sep 2004)
15 Jun 2006 - 31 Jul 2006 Bruno Frick (acting) (b. 1953)
1 Aug 2006 - 2 Sep 2006 Dominique de Buman (acting) (b. 1956)
2 Sep 2006 - 23 Apr 2016 Christophe Darbellay (b. 1971)
23 Apr 2016 - Gerhard Pfister (b. 1962)
Liberal-Democratic Party
Presidents
1894 - 1895 Christian Friedrich Göttisheim (b. 1837 - d. 1896)
1896 Ernst Brenner (b. 1856 - d. 1911)
1897 - 1898 Johannes Stössel (b. 1837 - d. 1919)
1898 - 1903 Johann D. Hirter (b. 1855 - d. 1926)
1904 - 1906 Paul Scherrer (b. 1862 - d. 1935)
1907 - 1910 Walter Bissegger (b. 1853 - d. 1915)
1911 - 1912 Camille Decoppet (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
1912 - 1913 Félix Bonjour (b. 1858 - d. 1942)
1914 - 1918 Emil Lohner (b. 1865 - d. 1959)
1919 - 1923 Robert Schöpfer (b. 1869 - d. 1941)
1923 - 1929 Albert Meyer (b. 1870 - d. 1953)
1929 - 1934 Hermann Schüpbach (b. 1877 - d. 1949)
1934 - 1940 Ernest Béguin (b. 1879 - d. 1966)
1940 - 1948 Max Wey (b. 1892 - d. 1953)
1948 - 1954 Aleardo Pini (b. 1907 - d. 1958)
1954 - 1960 Eugen Dietschi (b. 1896 - d. 1986)
1960 - 1964 Nello Celio (b. 1914 - d. 1995)
1964 - 1968 Pierre Glasson (b. 1907 - d. 1991)
1968 - 1974 Henri Schmitt (b. 1926 - d. 1982)
1974 - 1977 Fritz Honegger (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
1978 - 1984 Yann Richter (b. 1928 - d. 2008)
1984 - 1989 Bruno Hunziker (b. 1930 - d. 2000)
1989 - 7 Apr 2001 Franz Steinegger (b. 1943)
7 Apr 2001 - 11 Nov 2002 Gerold Bührer (b. 1948)
11 Nov 2002 - 16 Apr 2004 Christiane Langenberger (f) (b. 1941)
(acting to 11 Jan 2003)
16 Apr 2004 - 5 Nov 2004 Rolf Schweiger (b. 1945)
5 Nov 2004 - 5 Mar 2005 Marianne Kleiner (f) (acting) (b. 1947)
5 Mar 2005 - 21 Apr 2012 Fulvio Pelli (b. 1951)
21 Apr 2012 - 16 Apr 2016 Philipp Müller (b. 1952)
16 Apr 2016 - 2 Oct 2021 Petra Gössi (f) (b. 1976)
2 Oct 2021 - Thierry Burkart (b. 1975)
Swiss People's Party
Presidents
1937 - 1945 Rudolf Reichling (b. 1890 - d. 1977)
1946 - 1952 Rudolf Weber (b. 1887 - d. 1972)
1953 - 1956 Karl Renold (b. 1888 - d. 1959)
1957 - 1965 Walter Siegenthaler (b. 1904 - d. 1994)
1965 - 1976 Hans Conzett (b. 1915 - d. 1996)
1976 - 1984 Fritz Hofmann (b. 1924 - d. 2005)
1984 - 23 Jan 1988 Adolf Ogi (b. 1942)
23 Jan 1988 - 27 Jan 1996 Hans Uhlmann (b. 1933)
27 Jan 1996 - 1 Mar 2008 Ueli Maurer (b. 1950)
1 Mar 2008 - 23 Apr 2016 Toni Brunner (b. 1974)
23 Apr 2016 - 22 Aug 2020 Albert Rösti (b. 1967)
22 Aug 2020 - Marco Chiesa (b. 1974)