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List of members of the Swiss Federal Council

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Summary

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The seven members of the Swiss Federal Council (; ; ; ) constitute the federal government of Switzerland and collectively serve as the country's head of state. Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a department of the Swiss federal administration.

The current Swiss Federal Councillors are: Guy Parmelin (first elected in 2015), Ignazio Cassis (first elected in 2017), Karin Keller-Sutter (first elected in 2018), Albert Rösti (first elected in 2022), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (first elected in 2022), Beat Jans (first elected in 2023), and Martin Pfister (first elected in 2025).

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 United Federal Assembly. Each Federal Councillor is elected individually by secret ballot by an absolute majority of votes. People elected to the Federal Council are considered a Federal Councillor even if they decline the election. Accordingly, the five persons who were elected but 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 Federal 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 nor can they be impeached. Reelection is possible for an indefinite number of terms. The Federal Assembly has decided not to reelect a sitting Federal Councillor four times and only twice (in 2003 and 2007) since the beginning of the 21st century. In practice, therefore, Federal Councillors serve until they decide to resign and retire to private life, usually after three to five terms of office. NOTOC

Members

No.NamePortraitCantonElectionLeft officeDepartment headedPartyPresidencyNotesSeqFree Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"1Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"2Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"3Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"4Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"5Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"6Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"7Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"8Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"9Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"10Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"11Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"12Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"13Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"14Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"15Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"16Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"17Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"18Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"19Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"20Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"21Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"22Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"23Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"24Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"25Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"26Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"27Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"28Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"29Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"30Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"31Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"32Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"33Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"34Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"35Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"36Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"37Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"38Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"39Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"40Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"41Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"42Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"43Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"44Liberal Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"45Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"46Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"47Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"48Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"49Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"50Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"51Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"52Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"53Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"54Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"55Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"56Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"57Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"58Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"59Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"60Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"61Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"62Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"63Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"64Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"65Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"66Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"67Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"68Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"69Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"70Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"71Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"72Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"73Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"74Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"75Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"76Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"77Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"78Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"79Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"80Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"81Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"82Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"83Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"84Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"85Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"86Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"87Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"88Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"89Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"90Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"91Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"92Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"93Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"94Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"95Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"96Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"97Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"98Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"99Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"100Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"101Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"102Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"103Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"104Swiss People's Party}}; color:white"105Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"106Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"107Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"108Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"109Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland}};"110Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"111Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"112Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"113Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"114Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"115Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"116Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"117Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}; color:white"118Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"119Swiss People's Party}}; color:white;"120Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"121Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"122The Centre (political party)}}; color:white"123
[[Image:Jonas Furrer.gif50pxJonas Furrer]]ZHPolitical • Justice and PoliceFDP/PRD1848–1849
1852
1855
1858Died in office.A01
[[Image:Ulrich Ochsenbein.gif50px]]BEMilitaryFDP/PRD—Not reelected.B01
[[Image:Daniel-Henri Druey.gif50px]]VDJustice and Police • Political • FinanceFDP/PRD1850Died in office.C01
[[Image:Martin Munziger.gif50px]]SOFinance • Political • Posts and Construction • Trade and CustomsFDP/PRD1851Died in office.D01
[[Image:Stefano Franscini.gif50px]]TIHome AffairsFDP/PRD—Died in office.E01
[[Image:Friedrich Frey-Herosé.gif50px]]AGTrade and Customs • Political • MilitaryFDP/PRD1854
1860F01
[[Image:Naeff.gif50px]]SGPosts and Construction • Political • Trade and Customs • Posts • Finance and Customs • Railway and TradeFDP/PRD1853G01
{{sortnameJakobStämpfliStampfli, Jakob}}[[Image:Jakob Stämpfli.gif50px]]BEJustice and Police • Political • Finance • MilitaryFDP/PRD1856
1859
1862B02
[[Image:Constant Fornerod.gif50px]]VDTrade and Customs • Political • Finance • MilitaryFDP/PRD1857
1863
1867C02
[[Image:Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel.gif50px]]LUFinance • Trade and Customs • Justice and Police • Political • Home AffairsFDP/PRD1861
1866Elected after Johann Jakob Stehlin declined the election.D02
[[Image:Giovanni Battista Pioda.gif50px]]TIHome AffairsFDP/PRD—E02
[[Image:Jakob Dubs.gif50px]]ZHJustice and Police • Political • Home Affairs • PostsFDP/PRD1864
1868
1870A02
[[Image:Karl Schenk.gif50px]]BEHome Affairs • Political • Finance • Railway and TradeFDP/PRD1865
1871
1874
1878
1885
1893Died in office. Longest serving member.B03
[[Image:Challet-Venel.gif50px]]GEFinance • PostsFDP/PRD—Not reelected.E03
[[Image:Emil Welti.gif50px]]AGMilitary • Political • Posts and Telegraph • Justice and PoliceFDP/PRD1869
1872
1876
1880
1884
1891F02
[[Image:Victor Ruffy.gif50px]]VDFinance • MilitaryFDP/PRD—Died in office.C03
{{sortnamePaulCérésoleCeresole, Paul}}[[Image:Paul Ceresole.gif50px]]VDFinance • Military • Political • Justice and PoliceFDP/PRD1873C04
[[Image:Johann Jakob Scherer.gif50px]]ZHFinance • Railway and Trade • Political • MilitaryFDP/PRD1875Died in office.A03
[[Image:Eugène Borel.gif50px]]NEPosts and TelegraphFDP/PRD—E04
[[Image:Joachim Heer.gif50px]]GLPosts and Telegraph • Political • Railway and TradeFDP/PRD1877D03
[[Image:Fridolin Anderwert.gif50px]]TGJustice and PoliceFDP/PRD—Died in office
(committed suicide).G02
[[Image:Bernhard Hammer.gif50px]]SOFinance and Customs • PoliticalFDP/PRD1879
1889E05
[[Image:Numa Droz.gif50px]]NEHome Affairs • Trade and Agriculture • PoliticalFDP/PRD1881
1887Elected after Louis Ruchonnet and Charles Estoppey declined the election.C05
[[Image:Bavier.gif50px]]GRFinance and Customs • Posts and Railways • PoliticalFDP/PRD1882D04
[[Image:Hertenstein.gif50px]]ZHMilitaryFDP/PRD1888Died in office.A04
[[Image:Ruchonnet.gif50px]]VDTrade and Agriculture • Justice and Police • PoliticalFDP/PRD1883
1890Elected after Karl Hoffmann declined his election. Died in office.G03
[[Image:Deucher.gif50px]]TGJustice and Police • Posts and Railways • Trade and Agriculture • PoliticalFDP/PRD1886
1897
1903
1909Died in office.D05
[[Image:Hauser.gif50px]]ZHMilitary • Finance and Customs • PoliticalFDP/PRD1892
1900Died in office.A05
[[Image:Emil Frey.gif50px]]BLMilitaryFDP/PRD1894E06
[[Image:Joseph Zemp.gif50px]]LUPosts and Railways • PoliticalCVP/PDC1895
1902F03
[[Image:Adrien Lachenal.gif50px]]GEExterior • Trade, Industry and Agriculture • Home AffairsFDP/PRD1896C06
[[Image:Eugène Ruffy.gif50px]]VDJustice and Police • Home Affairs • Political • MilitaryFDP/PRD1898G04
[[Image:Eduard Müller.gif50px]]BEJustice and Police • Military • PoliticalFDP/PRD1899
1907
1913Died in office.B04
[[Image:Ernst Brenner.gif50px]]BSJustice and Police • PoliticalFDP/PRD1901
1908Died in office.E07
[[Image:Robert Comtesse.gif50px]]NEFinance and Customs • Justice and Police • Posts and Railways • PoliticalFDP/PRD1904
1910C07
[[Image:Marc Ruchet.jpg50px]]VDHome Affairs • Finance and Customs • PoliticalFDP/PRD1905
1911G05
[[Image:Ludwig Forrer.jpg50px]]ZHTrade, Industry and Agriculture • Home Affairs • Political • Military • Justice and Police • Posts and RailwaysFDP/PRD1906
1912A06
[[Image:Josef Anton Schobinger.gif50px]]LUJustice and Police • Trade, Industry and Agriculture • Finance and Customs • Home AffairsCVP/PDC—F04
[[Image:Arthur Hoffmann.gif50px]]SGJustice and Police • Military • PoliticalFDP/PRD1914E08
[[Image:Giuseppe Motta.gif50px]]TIFinance and Customs • PoliticalCVP/PDC1915
1920
1927
1932
1937Died in office.F05
[[Image:Louis Perrier.gif50px]]NEPosts and Railways • Home AffairsFDP/PRD—C08
[[Image:Camille Decoppet.gif50px]]VDHome Affairs • Justice and Police • MilitaryFDP/PRD1916G06
[[Image:Edmund Schulthess.gif50px]]AGTrade, Industry and AgricultureFDP/PRD1917
1921
1928
1933D06
[[Image:Felix-Louis Calonder.gif50px]]GRHome Affairs • PoliticalFDP/PRD1918C09
[[Image:Gustave Ador.gif50px]]GEPolitical • Home AffairsLPS/PLS1919E09
[[Image:Robert Haab.gif50px]]ZHPosts and RailwaysFDP/PRD1922
1929A07
[[Image:Karl Scheurer.gif50px]]BEMilitaryFDP/PRD1923Died in office.B05
[[Image:Ernest Chuard.gif50px]]VDHome AffairsFDP/PRD1924G07
[[Image:Jean-Marie Musy.gif50px]]FRFinance and CustomsCVP/PDC1925
1930E10
[[Image:Heinrich Häberlin.gif50px]]TGJustice and PoliceFDP/PRD1926
1931C10
[[Image:Marcel Pilet-Golaz.gif50px]]VDHome Affairs • Posts and Railways • PoliticalFDP/PRD1934
1940G08
[[Image:Rudolf Minger.gif50px]]BEMilitarySVP/UDC1935B06
[[Image:Albert Meyer.gif50px]]ZHHome Affairs • Finance and CustomsFDP/PRD1936A08
[[Image:Johannes Baumann.gif50px]]ARJustice and PoliceFDP/PRD1938C11
[[Image:Philipp Etter.gif50px]]ZGHome AffairsCVP/PDC1939
1942
1947
1953E11
[[Image:Hermann Obrecht.gif50px]]SOEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD—D07
[[Image:Ernst Wetter.gif50px]]ZHFinance and CustomsFDP/PRD1941A09
[[Image:Enrico Celio.gif50px]]TIPosts and RailwaysCVP/PDC1943
1948F06
[[Image:Walther Stampfli.gif50px]]SOEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD1944D08
[[Image:Eduard von Steiger.gif50px]]BEJustice and PoliceSVP/UDC1945
1951B07
[[Image:Karl Kobelt.gif50px]]SGMilitaryFDP/PRD1946
1952C12
[[Image:Ernst Nobs.gif50px]]ZHFinance and CustomsSPS/PSS1949A10
[[Image:Max Petitpierre.gif50px]]NEPoliticalFDP/PRD1950
1955
1960G09
[[Image:Rodolphe Rubattel.gif50px]]VDEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD1954D09
[[Image:Josef Escher.gif50px]]VSPosts and RailwaysCVP/PDC—F07
[[Image:Markus Feldmann.gif50px]]BEJustice and PoliceSVP/UDC1956B08
[[Image:Max Weber.gif50px]]ZHFinance and CustomsSPS/PSS—A11
[[Image:Hans Streuli.gif50px]]ZHFinance and CustomsFDP/PRD1957A12
[[Image:Thomas Holenstein.gif50px]]SGEconomic AffairsCVP/PDC1958F08
[[Image:Paul Chaudet.gif50px]]VDMilitaryFDP/PRD1959
1962D10
[[Image:Giuseppe Lepori.gif50px]]TIPosts and RailwaysCVP/PDC—C13
[[Image:Friedrich Traugott Wahlen.gif50px]]BEJustice and Police • Economic Affairs • PoliticalSVP/UDC1961B09
[[Image:Jean Bourgknecht.gif50px]]FRFinance and ResearchCVP/PDC—E12
{{sortnameWillySpühlerSpuhler, Willy}}[[Image:Willy Spühler.gif50px]]ZHPosts and Railways • PoliticalSPS/PSS1963
1968A13
[[Image:Ludwig von Moos.gif50px]]OWJustice and PoliceCVP/PDC1964
1969F09
[[Image:Hans-Peter Tschudi.gif50px]]BSHome AffairsSPS/PSS1965
1970C14
[[Image:Hans Schaffner.gif50px]]AGEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD1966G10
[[Image:Roger Bonvin.gif50px]]VSFinance and Customs • Transport, Energy, CommunicationsCVP/PDC1967
1973E13
[[Image:Rudolf Gnägi.gif50px]]BETransport, Energy, Communications • MilitarySVP/UDC1971
1976B10
[[Image:Nello Celio.gif50px]]TIMilitary • Finance and CustomsFDP/PRD1972D11
[[Image:Pierre Graber.gif50px]]NEPoliticalSPS/PSS1975A14
[[Image:Ernst Brugger.gif50px]]ZHEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD1974G11
[[Image:Kurt Furgler.gif50px]]SGJustice and Police • Economic AffairsCVP/PDC1977
1981
1985F10
[[Image:Willi Ritschard.gif50px]]SOTransport, Energy, Communications • FinanceSPS/PSS1978Died in office.C15
{{sortnameHansHürlimannHurlimann, Hans}}[[Image:Hans Hürlimann.gif50px]]ZGHome AffairsCVP/PDC1979E14
[[Image:Georges-André Chevallaz.gif50px]]VDFinance and Customs • MilitaryFDP/PRD1980D12
[[Image:Fritz Honegger.gif50px]]ZHEconomic AffairsFDP/PRD1982G12
[[Image:Pierre Aubert.gif50px]]NEPoliticalSPS/PSS1983
1987A15
[[Image:Leon Schlumpf.gif50px]]GRTransport, Energy, CommunicationsSVP/UDC1984B11
[[Image:Alphons Egli.gif50px]]LUHome AffairsCVP/PDC1986E15
[[Image:Rudolf Friedrich.gif50px]]ZHJustice and PoliceFDP/PRD—G13
[[Image:Otto Stich.gif50px]]SOFinanceSPS/PSS1988
1994C16
[[Image:Jean-Pascal Delamuraz.gif50px]]VDMilitary • Economic AffairsFDP/PRD1989
1996D13
[[Image:Elisabeth Kopp.gif50px]]ZHJustice and PoliceFDP/PRD—First female Federal Councillor.G14
[[Image:Arnold Koller.gif50px]]AIJustice and Police • MilitaryCVP/PDC1990
1997F11
[[Image:Flavio Cotti.gif50px]]TIHome Affairs • Foreign AffairsCVP/PDC1991
1998E16
[[Image:René Felber.gif50px]]NEForeign AffairsSPS/PSS1992A16
[[Image:Adolf_Ogi.png50px]]BETransport, Energy, Communications • MilitarySVP/UDC1993
2000B12
[[Image:Kaspar Villiger.gif50px]]LUMilitary • FinanceFDP/PRD1995
2002G15
[[Image:Ruth Dreifuss.gif50px]]GEHome AffairsSPS/PSS1999Elected after Francis Matthey declined the election.A17
[[Image:Moritz Leuenberger 2007.jpg50px]]ZHTransport, Energy, CommunicationsSPS/PSS2001
2006C17
[[Image:BR Pascal Couchepin.jpg50px]]VSEconomic Affairs • Home AffairsFDP/PRD2003
2008D14
[[Image:Ruth Metzler.gif50px]]AIJustice and PoliceCVP/PDC—Not reelected.F12
[[Image:Joseph Deiss.gif50px]]FRForeign Affairs • Economic AffairsCVP/PDC2004E17
[[Image:BR-Samuel-Schmid.jpg50px]]BEDefence, Civil Protection and SportSVP/UDC2005Switched to the BDP/PBD in 2008.B13
[[File:BR Micheline Calmy-Rey.jpg50px]]GEForeign AffairsSPS/PSS2007
2011A18
[[Image:Christoph Blocher (Bundesrat, 2004).jpg50px]]ZHJustice and PoliceSVP/UDC—Not reelected.F13
[[Image:Hans-Rudolf-Merz.jpg50px]]ARFinanceFDP/PRD2009G16
[[File:BR Doris Leuthard.jpg50px]]AGEconomic Affairs • Environment, Transport, Energy and CommunicationsCVP/PDC2010
2017E18
[[File:Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, 2009.jpg50px]]GRJustice and Police • FinanceBDP/PBD2012First elected for the SVP/UDC, switched in 2008.F14
[[File:Ueli Maurer2018.jpg50px]]ZHDefence, Civil Protection and Sport • FinanceSVP/UDC2013
2019B14
[[File:Didier Burkhalter 2011.jpg50px]]NEHome Affairs • Foreign AffairsFDP/PLR2014D15
[[File:Simonetta Sommaruga 2011.jpg50px]]BEJustice and Police • Environment, Transport, Energy and CommunicationsSPS/PSS2015
2020C18
[[File:Johann Schneider-Ammann 2011.jpg50px]]BEEconomic AffairsFDP/PLR2016G17
[[File:Alain Berset 2016.jpg50px]]FRHome AffairsSPS/PSS2018
2023A19
****[[File:Guy Parmelin 2016.jpg50px]]VDIncumbentDefence, Civil Protection and Sport • Economic Affairs, Education and ResearchSVP/UDC2021
2026F15
****[[File:Ignazio Cassis (2021).jpg50px]]TIIncumbentForeign AffairsFDP/PLR2022D16
[[File:Viola Amherd Original (2018) (cropped).jpg50px]]VSDefence, Civil Protection and SportCVP/PDC2024The CVP/PDC merged into The Centre in 2021.E19
****[[File:Karin Keller-Sutter (2020, cropped).jpg50px]]SGIncumbentJustice and Police • FinanceFDP/PLR2025G18
****[[File:Albert Rösti (2023).jpg50px]]BEIncumbentEnvironment, Transport, Energy and CommunicationsSVP/UDC–B15
****[[File:Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (2023).jpg50px]]JUIncumbentJustice and Police・Home AffairsSPS/PSS–C19
****[[File:Beat Jans 2019.jpg50px]]BSIncumbentJustice and PoliceSPS/PSS–A20
****[[File:20250311-Martin-Pfister (cropped).jpg50px]]ZGIncumbentDefence, Civil Protection and SportCentre–E20

Legend: In January 2009, it merged with the Liberal Party (LPS/PLS) and became FDP.The Liberals. ; in 2021, it merged into The Centre. ; since January 2009, the party has merged with the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) in order to form FDP.The Liberals.

The Federal Councillors currently serving are indicated with bold type.

Members who declined their election

Five people have declined their election to the Federal Council by the Federal Assembly. Their number here is that of the Federal Councillor in the list above who was later elected in their place.

No.NameCantonElectionPartyNotesFree Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"(10)Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"(23)Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"(23)Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"(26)Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}; color:white;"(100)
BSFDP/PRD
VDFDP/PRDLater elected as the 26th Councillor.
VDFDP/PRD
SGFDP/PRD
NESPS/PSS

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12/12/1863 till: 18/07/1895 color:PRD text:"Karl Schenk" bar:Venel from: 12/07/1864 till: 07/12/1872 color:PRD text:"Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel" bar:Welti from: 08/12/1866 till: 31/12/1891 color:PRD text:"Emil Welti" bar:VRuffy from: 06/12/1867 till: 29/12/1869 color:PRD text:"Victor Ruffy" bar:Ceresole from: 01/01/1870 till: 31/12/1875 color:PRD text:"Paul Cérésole" bar:Scherer from: 12/07/1872 till: 23/12/1878 color:PRD text:"Johann Jakob Scherer" bar:Borel from: 07/12/1872 till: 31/12/1875 color:PRD text:"Eugène Borel" bar:Heer from: 10/12/1875 till: 31/12/1878 color:PRD text:"Joachim Heer" bar:Anderwert from: 10/12/1875 till: 25/12/1880 color:PRD text:"Fridolin Anderwert" bar:Hammer from: 10/12/1875 till: 31/12/1890 color:PRD text:"Bernhard Hammer" bar:Droz from: 18/12/1875 till: 18/12/1892 color:PRD text:"Numa Droz" bar:Bavier from: 10/12/1878 till: 05/01/1883 color:PRD text:"Simeon Bavier" bar:Hertenstein from: 21/03/1879 till: 27/11/1888 color:PRD text:"Wilhelm Hertenstein" bar:Ruchonnet from: 03/03/1881 till: 14/09/1893 color:PRD text:"Louis Ruchonnet" bar:Deucher from: 10/04/1883 till: 10/07/1912 color:PRD text:"Adolf Deucher" bar:Hauser from: 13/12/1888 till: 22/10/1902 color:PRD text:"Walter Hauser" bar:Frey from: 11/12/1890 till: 11/03/1897 color:PRD text:"Emil Frey" bar:Zemp from: 17/12/1891 till: 17/06/1908 color:CVP text:"Josef Zemp" bar:Lachenal from: 15/12/1892 till: 31/12/1899 color:PRD text:"Adrien Lachenal" bar:Ruffy from: 14/12/1893 till: 31/10/1899 color:PRD text:"Eugène Ruffy" bar:Muller from: 16/08/1895 till: 09/11/1919 color:PRD text:"Eduard Müller" bar:Brenner from: 25/03/1897 till: 11/03/1911 color:PRD text:"Ernst Brenner" bar:Comtesse from: 14/12/1899 till: 04/03/1912 color:PRD text:"Robert Comtesse" bar:Ruchet from: 14/12/1899 till: 09/07/1912 color:PRD text:"Marc-Émile Ruchet" bar:Forrer from: 11/12/1902 till: 07/12/1917 color:PRD text:"Ludwig Forrer" bar:Schobinger from: 17/06/1908 till: 27/11/1911 color:CVP text:"Josef Anton Schobinger" bar:Hoffmann from: 04/04/1911 till: 19/06/1917 color:PRD text:"Arthur Hoffmann" bar:Motta from: 14/12/1911 till: 23/01/1940 color:CVP text:"Giuseppe Motta" bar:Perrier from: 12/03/1912 till: 16/05/1913 color:PRD text:"Louis Perrier" bar:Decoppet from: 17/07/1912 till: 07/11/1919 color:PRD text:"Camille Decoppet" bar:Schulthness from: 17/07/1912 till: 15/04/1935 color:PRD text:"Edmund Schulthess" bar:Calonder from: 12/06/1913 till: 12/02/1920 color:PRD text:"Felix Calonder" bar:Ador from: 26/06/1917 till: 31/12/1919 color:LP text:"Gustave Ador" bar:Haab from: 13/12/1917 till: 31/12/1929 color:PRD text:"Robert Haab" bar:Scheurer from: 11/12/1919 till: 14/11/1929 color:PRD text:"Karl Scheurer" bar:Chuard from: 11/12/1919 till: 31/12/1928 color:PRD text:"Ernest Chuard" bar:Musy from: 11/12/1919 till: 30/04/1934 color:CVP text:"Jean-Marie Musy" bar:Haberlin from: 12/02/1920 till: 12/03/1934 color:PRD text:"Heinrich Häberlin" bar:Pilet-Golaz from: 13/12/1928 till: 07/11/1944 color:PRD text:"Marcel Pilet-Golaz" bar:Meyer from: 12/12/1929 till: 31/12/1938 color:PRD text:"Albert Meyer" bar:Minger from: 12/12/1929 till: 31/12/1940 color:BGB text:"Rudolf Minger" bar:Baumann from: 22/03/1934 till: 31/12/1940 color:PRD text:"Johannes Baumann" bar:Etter from: 28/03/1934 till: 19/11/1959 color:CVP text:"Philipp Etter" bar:Obrecht from: 04/04/1935 till: 20/06/1940 color:PRD text:"Hermann Obrecht" bar:Wetter from: 28/03/1934 till: 19/11/1959 color:PRD text:"Ernst Wetter" bar:Celio from: 22/02/1940 till: 23/06/1950 color:CVP text:"Enrico Celio" bar:WStamfili from: 18/07/1940 till: 18/11/1947 color:PRD text:"Walther Stampfli" bar:Steiger from: 10/12/1940 till: 09/11/1951 color:BGB text:"Eduard von Steiger" bar:Kobelt from: 10/12/1940 till: 05/11/1954 color:PRD text:"Karl Kobelt" bar:Nobs from: 15/12/1943 till: 13/12/1951 color:SP text:"Ernst Nobs" bar:Petitttperre from: 14/12/1944 till: 30/06/1961 color:PRD text:"Max Petitpierre" bar:Rubattel from: 11/12/1947 till: 01/11/1954 color:PRD text:"Rodolphe Rubattel" bar:Feldmann from: 13/12/1951 till: 03/11/1958 color:BGB text:"Markus Feldmann" bar:Streuli from: 22/12/1953 till: 19/11/1959 color:PRD text:"Hans Streuli" bar:Holenstein from: 16/12/1954 till: 20/11/1959 color:CVP text:"Thomas Holenstein" bar:Chaudet from: 16/12/1954 till: 28/11/1966 color:PRD text:"Paul Chaudet" bar:Wahlen from: 11/12/1958 till: 31/12/1965 color:BGB text:"Friedrich Traugott Wahlen" bar:Bourgknecht from: 17/12/1959 till: 03/09/1962 color:CVP text:"Jean Bourgknecht" bar:Spuhler from: 17/12/1959 till: 31/01/1970 color:SP text:"Willy Spühler" bar:Moos from: 17/12/1959 till: 31/12/1971 color:CVP text:"Ludwig von Moos" bar:Tschudi from: 17/12/1959 till: 31/12/1973 color:SP text:"Hans-Peter Tschudi" bar:Schaffner from: 15/06/1961 till: 31/12/1969 color:PRD text:"Hans Schaffner" bar:Bonvin from: 27/09/1962 till: 31/12/1973 color:CVP text:"Roger Bonvin" bar:Gnagi from: 08/12/1965 till: 31/12/1979 color:SVP text:"Rudolf Gnägi" bar:NCelio from: 15/12/1966 till: 31/12/1973 color:PRD text:"Nello Celio" bar:Graber from: 10/12/1969 till: 31/01/1978 color:SP text:"Pierre Graber" bar:Brugger from: 10/12/1969 till: 31/01/1978 color:PRD text:"Ernst Brugger bar:Furgler from: 08/12/1971 till: 31/12/1986 color:CVP text:"Kurt Furgler" bar:Ritschard from: 05/12/1973 till: 03/10/1983 color:SP text:"Willi Ritschard" bar:Hurlimann from: 05/12/1973 till: 31/12/1982 color:CVP text:"Hans Hürlimann" bar:Chevallaz from: 05/12/1973 till: 31/12/1983 color:PRD text:"Georges-André Chevallaz" bar:Honegger from: 07/12/1977 till: 31/12/1982 color:PRD text:"Fritz Honegger" bar:Aubert from: 07/12/1977 till: 31/12/1987 color:SP text:"Pierre Aubert" bar:Schlumpf from: 05/12/1979 till: 31/12/1987 color:SVP text:"Leon Schlumpf" bar:Friedrich from: 08/12/1982 till: 20/10/1994 color:PRD text:"Rudolf Friedrich" bar:Egli from: 08/12/1982 till: 31/12/1986 color:CVP text:"Alphons Egli" bar:Stich from: 07/12/1983 till: 31/10/1995 color:SP text:"Otto Stich" bar:Delamuraz from: 07/12/1983 till: 30/03/1998 color:PRD text:"Jean-Pascal Delamuraz" bar:Kopp from: 02/10/1984 till: 12/01/1989 color:PRD text:"Elisabeth Kopp" bar:Koller from: 10/12/1986 till: 13/01/1999 color:CVP text:"Arnold Koller" bar:Cotti from: 10/12/1986 till: 13/01/1999 color:CVP text:"Flavio Cotti" bar:Felber from: 09/12/1987 till: 31/03/1993 color:SP text:"René Felber" bar:Ogi from: 09/12/1987 till: 31/12/2000 color:SVP text:"Adolf Ogi" bar:Villiger from: 01/02/1989 till: 31/12/2003 color:PRD text:"Kaspar Villiger" bar:Dreifuss from: 10/03/1993 till: 31/12/2002 color:SP text:"Ruth Dreifuss" bar:Leuenberger from: 27/09/1995 till: 01/11/2010 color:SP text:"Moritz Leuenberger" bar:Couchepin from: 11/03/1998 till: 31/10/2009 color:PRD text:"Pascal Couchepin" bar:Metzler from: 11/03/1999 till: 31/12/2003 color:CVP text:"Ruth Metzler" bar:Deiss from: 11/03/1999 till: 31/07/2006 color:CVP text:"Joseph Deiss" bar:Schmid from: 06/12/2000 till: 31/12/2008 color:SVP text:"Samuel Schmid" bar:Calmy-Rey from: 04/12/2002 till: 31/12/2011 color:SP text:"Micheline Calmy-Rey" bar:Blocher from: 10/12/2003 till: 31/12/2007 color:SVP text:"Christoph Blocher" bar:Merz from: 10/12/2003 till: 01/11/2010 color:FDP text:"Hans-Rudolf Merz" bar:Leuthard from: 14/06/2006 till: 31/12/2018 color:CVP text:"Doris Leuthard" bar:Widmer-Schlumpf from: 12/12/2007 till: 31/12/2015 color:BDP text:"Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf" bar:Maurer from: 10/12/2008 till: 31/12/2022 color:SVP text:"Ueli Maurer" bar:Burkhalter from: 16/09/2009 till: 31/12/2014 color:FDP text:"Didier Burkhalter" bar:Schneider-Ammann from: 22/09/2010 till: 31/12/2018 color:FDP text:"Johann Schneider-Ammann" bar:Sommaruga from: 22/09/2010 till: 31/12/2022 color:SP text:"Simonetta Sommaruga" bar:Berset from: 14/12/2011 till: 31/12/2023 color:SP text:"Alain Berset" bar:Parmelin from: 09/12/2015 till: $today color:SVP text:"Guy Parmelin" bar:Cassis from: 20/09/2017 till: $today color:FDP text:"Ignazio Cassis" bar:Amherd from: 05/12/2018 till: 31/03/2025 color:DM text:"Viola Amherd" bar:Keller-Sutter from: 05/12/2018 till: $today color:FDP text:"Karin Keller-Sutter" bar:Rosti from: 07/12/2022 till: $today color:SVP text:"Albert Rösti" bar:Baume-Schneider from: 07/12/2022 till: $today color:SP text:"Élisabeth Baume-Schneider" bar:Jans from: 13/12/2023 till: $today color:SP text:"Beat Jans" bar:Pfister from: 12/03/2025 till: $today color:DM text:"Martin Pfister"

References

  1. {{cite swiss law. (1999-02-07)
  2. This is the prevailing reading of the relevant constitutional provision: {{cite swiss law. (1999-02-07)
  3. {{HDS. 10085. Federal Council
  4. For the abbreviations, see [[Data codes for Switzerland#Cantons. Data codes for Switzerland: Cantons]]. Up until 1987, the Federal Chancellery recorded the Councillors' legal [[Swiss citizenship#Triple citizenship level. place of origin]]. From 1987 on, the canton in which the Councillors live has been recorded, or, for councillors who were members of the [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland). Federal Assembly]], the canton whose population they represented.
  5. The names of the federal departments have changed over the years. Generic names have been used as much as possible.
  6. The sequence number indicates to which of the seven seats (denoted by the letters A to G) the Councillor was elected.
  7. As [[President of the Swiss Confederation. President of the Confederation]]. The department used to be held by Councillors during the annually changing office of President of the Confederation.
  8. {{HDS. 4633. Ulrich Ochsenbein
  9. {{HDS. 3903. Jean-Jacques Challet (-Venel). Philippe Chenaux. (16 September 2003)
  10. {{HDS. 4052. Fridolin Anderwert
  11. {{HDS. 44059. Ruth Metzler (-Arnold). Franz Xaver Bischof. (27 November 2007)
  12. (12 November 2008). "Schmid announces resignation". [[Swissinfo]].
  13. (12 December 2007). "Blocher ousted by Swiss parliament". [[Swissinfo]].
  14. {{HDS. 17378. Beginnings of the Free Democratic Party
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