List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland
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In Switzerland, the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (Bundeskanzler, Chancelier fédéral, Cancelliere della Confederazione) is elected by the Swiss parliament. One or two Vice-Chancellors are also chosen (before 1862 as State Secretary of the Confederation).
Although the appointment is political, the duties are technocratic; he or she heads the Federal Chancellery, the general staff of the seven-member executive Federal Council which is the Swiss government. The Chancellor attends meetings of the seven Federal Councilors, though without a vote, and prepares the reports on policy and activities of the council to parliament. The chancellery is responsible for the publication of all federal laws.
| From-To | Federal Chancellor | Born-Died | Party | Canton |
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| 1848-1881 | Johann Ulrich Schiess | 1813-1883 | Appenzell Outer-Rhodes | |
| 1882-1909 | Gottlieb Ringier | 1837-1929 | Aargau | |
| 1910-1918 | Hans Schatzmann | 1848-1923 | FDP/PRD | Aargau |
| 1919-1925 | Adolf von Steiger | 1859-1925 | FDP/PRD | Berne |
| 1925-1934 | Robert Käslin | 1871-1934 | FDP/PRD | Nidwalden |
| 1934-1943 | George Bovet | 1874-1946 | FDP/PRD | Neuchâtel |
| 1944-1951 | Oskar Leimgruber | 1886-1976 | Konservative Volkspartei | Fribourg |
| 1951-1967 | Charles Oser | 1902-1994 | FDP/PRD | Basel-City |
| 1968-1981 | Karl Huber | 1915-2002 | CVP/PDC | St. Gallen |
| 1981-1991 | Walter Buser | 1926- | SPS/PSS | Basel-Country |
| 1991-1999 | François Couchepin | 1935- | FDP/PRD | Valais |
| 2000- | Annemarie Huber-Hotz | 1948- | FDP/PRD | Zug |
Prior to 1848
Prior to the established of the federal state in 1848, the Chancellor's office was one of the few permanent ones of the Swiss Confederation.
| From-To | Born-Died | Canton | |
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| 1803-1830 | Jean Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson | 1800-1849 | Vaud |
| 1830-1847 | Karl Nikolaus von Flüe AmRhyn | 1776-1861 | Lucerne |
External links
- Official site (http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/bk/chanc/index.html)
- Biographies of the Federal Chancellors (http://www.admin.ch/ch/i/bk/rundgang/index.html) - only in Italian, German, French
See also: Politics of Switzerland - Presidents of the Confederation - Members of the Federal Council - Lists of incumbents