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Switzerland has a collective head of state, the seven-member federal council. The president is the chairman of this council.
There is a different president each year, starting on 1st January. The president for 2012 is Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf.
Previous presidents were: 2011 - Micheline Calmy-Rey, 2010 - Doris Leuthard, 2009 - Hans-Rudolf Merz, 2008 - Pascal Couchepin.
The official title is "President of the Confederation" (German: Bundespräsident(in), French: Président(e) de la Confédération, Italian: Presidente della Confederazione, Romansh: President(a) da la Confederaziun). The president is the presiding member of the seven-member Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's executive. Elected by the Federal Assembly for one year, the President of the Confederation chairs the meetings of the Federal Council and undertakes special representational duties. Primus inter pares, the President has no powers above the other Councillors and continues to head his or her department. Traditionally the duty rotates among the members in order of seniority and the previous year's Vice President becomes President.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThere's actually no such language as Swiss. Switzerland has 4 official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Please specify which language you want to translate into.
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Who was the leader of the protestant revolt in Switzerland?
Ulrich Zwingli
Who was the leader of the Reformation in Switzerland?
Hans Van Shluben
What are you called if you live in Switzerland?
A person who lives in Switzerland is called a Swiss.
What do you call a Switzerland citizen?
A person who lives in Switzerland is called a Swiss.
In what city was john Calvin the religious leader?
Geneva, Switzerland
In what city was john clavin the religious leader?
Geneva, Switzerland
What are residents called in Switzerland?
People of Switzerland are called Swiss.
Is there a country called Swiss?
No. There is a country called Switzerland. Swiss is the adjectival form of Switzerland. You would say a person is Swiss because they are from Switzerland. Likewise, you would say you ate Swiss chocolate if it was from Switzerland.
What is the person from Switzerland called?
People from Switzerland are known as "Swiss".
What are people called in Switzerland?
The English name for people or things from Switzerland is Swiss.Various nationalities have various nouns, but Swiss does not :French - FrenchmanGerman - German
What Soviet leader did Ronald Reagan meet with in Geneva Switzerland in 1985?
gorbachev
What does girl from Switzerland?
Somebody from Switzerland, male or female, is called 'Swiss'.
