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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. It acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council. The Swiss Chancellor is not a member of the government.
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
(in German) Bundeskanzler(in) (in French) Chancelier(-ière) fédéral(e) (in Italian) Cancelliere(-a) della Confederazione (in Romansh) Chancelier(a) federal(a) | |
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Residence | Federal Palace |
Term length | Four years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Jean-Marc Mousson |
Formation | 1803 |
Website | www.bk.admin.ch |
The Federal Chancellor is elected for a four-year term by the Federal Assembly. The current Chancellor, Viktor Rossi who began his term on 1 January 2024.
# | From-To | Name | Born-Died | Party | Canton | ||
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1 | 1803–1830 | Jean Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson | 1776–1861 | Liberal | Vaud | ||
2 | 1830–1847 | Josef Franz Karl Amrhyn | 1800–1849 | Liberal | Lucerne | ||
3 | 1848–1881 | Johann Ulrich Schiess | 1813–1883 | Liberal | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | ||
4 | 1882–1909 | Gottlieb Ringier | 1837–1929 | Liberal | Aargau | ||
5 | 1910–1918 | Hans Schatzmann | 1848–1923 | Free Democratic Party | Aargau | ||
6 | 1919–1925 | Adolf von Steiger | 1859–1925 | Free Democratic Party | Bern | ||
7 | 1925–1934 | Robert Käslin | 1871–1934 | Free Democratic Party | Nidwalden | ||
8 | 1934–1943 | George Bovet | 1874–1946 | Free Democratic Party | Neuchâtel | ||
9 | 1944–1951 | Oskar Leimgruber | 1886–1976 | Christian Democratic People's Party | Fribourg | ||
10 | 1951–1967 | Charles Oser | 1902–1994 | Free Democratic Party | Basel-City | ||
11 | 1968–1981 | Karl Huber | 1915–2002 | Christian Democratic People's Party | St. Gallen | ||
12 | 1981–1991 | Walter Buser | 1926–2019 | Social Democratic Party | Basel-Landschaft | ||
13 | 1991–1999 | François Couchepin | 1935–2023 | Free Democratic Party | Valais | ||
14 | 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2007 | Annemarie Huber-Hotz | 1948–2019 | Free Democratic Party | Zug | ||
15 | 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2015 | Corina Casanova | 1956– | Christian Democratic People's Party | Graubünden | ||
16 | 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2023 | Walter Thurnherr | 1963– | Christian Democratic People's Party | Aargau | ||
17 | 1 January 2024 – present | Viktor Rossi | 1968– | Green Liberal Party | Bern |
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