Federal 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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[edit] 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).
One or two Vice-Chancellors are also appointed; before 1862 this position was called the State Secretary of the Confederation.
[edit] 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.
[edit] List of Federal Chancellors
| From-To | Born-Died | Canton | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] See also
- Politics of Switzerland
- List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- List of members of the Swiss Federal Council
- Lists of office-holders
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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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