| Federal Chancellor of Switzerland |
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| Residence | Federal Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Jean Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson |
| Formation | 1803 |
| Website | Chancellor of Switzerland |
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The Federal Chancellor (German: Bundeskanzler(in); French: Chancelier(-ière) fédéral(e); Italian: Cancelliere(-a) della Confederazione; Romansh: Chancelier(a) federal(a)) is the head of the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland, which acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council (the federal government). The Swiss Chancellor is not a member of the government, and his or her position is not comparable to that of the Chancellor of Germany.
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Appointment mechanism
Although the chancellor only has a technocratic role, the position is a political appointment made by a vote of the Federal Assembly (the federal parliament) for a term of 4 years.
One or two Vice-Chancellors (before 1852 this position was called the State Secretary of the Confederation) are also appointed; in contrast to the chancellor, their appointment is made directly by the Federal Council.
The chancellor's role
The chancellor attends meetings of the Federal Council (although he or she does not have a vote), and prepares the Federal Council's reports to the Federal Assembly on its policy and activities. The chancellery is also responsible for the publication of all federal laws.
List of Federal Chancellors
| From-To | Born-Died | Canton | ||
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| 1803–1830 | Jean Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson |  |
1776–1861 | Vaud |
| 1830–1847 | Karl Nikolaus von Flüe AmRhyn |  |
1800–1849 | Lucerne |
| 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 |
| 2000–2007 | Annemarie Huber-Hotz |  |
1948– | FDP/PRD | Zug |
| 2008– | Corina Casanova |  |
1956– | CVP/PDC | Graubünden |
See also
- Politics of Switzerland
- List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- List of members of the Swiss Federal Council
- Lists of office-holders
References
- Federal Chancellor of Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Hans-Urs Willi. "The Chancellor: a few historical highlights on the developement of ther person and the office from ancient times to the Middle Ages and the Zenden Republic of Valais". In Klaus, Michel (editor): Quelle chance pour nos institutions? Mélanges offerts à Monsieur François Couchepin, chancelier de la Confédération à l'occasion de son 60e anniversaire / Festschrift für Bundeskanzler François Couchepin zum 60. Geburtstag. Schlieren 1995. Translated by Paul Suffrin and Elsbeth Hagan.
External links
- Official web site of the Federal Chancellery
- A Walk through the History of the Federal Chancellery, in German, French and Italian, on the web site of the Federal Chancellery
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