The Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler, in German; Chancelier fédéral in French; Cancelliere della Confederazione in Italian) is the head of the Federal Chancellery, which acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council (the federal government). The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of...

Before the establishment of the federal state in 1848, the chancellery was one of the few permanent offices of the Swiss Confederation. A federal state is one that brings together a number of different political communities with a common government for common purposes, and separate state or provincial or cantonal governments for the particular purposes of each community. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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). The Bundeshaus (Swiss parliament building) The Federal Assembly (in German, Bundesversammlung; in French, Assemblée fédérale; in Italian language, Assemblea federale), is Switzerlands federal parliament. ...

One or two Vice-Chancellors are also appointed; before 1862 this position was called the State Secretary of the Confederation. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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

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Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Swiss political parties ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Swiss canton of Bern (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) has a population of about 947,000. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nidwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Neuchâtel is a canton of Switzerland. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Christian Democratic Peoples Party of Switzerland (Also called as Christan-Democratic Party, German: Christlich Demokratische Volkspartei (CVP), French: Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse (PDC), Italian: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (PPD), Romansh: Partida Cristiandemocratica Svizra (PCD)) is a centre-right initially Catholic political party from Switzerland. ... The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Basel-City (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Christian Democratic Peoples Party of Switzerland (Also called as Christan-Democratic Party, German: Christlich Demokratische Volkspartei (CVP), French: Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse (PDC), Italian: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (PPD), Romansh: Partida Cristiandemocratica Svizra (PCD)) is a centre-right initially Catholic political party from Switzerland. ... 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The Valais (also known in German as Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Annemarie Huber-Hotz (born 16 August 1948 in Baar, Zug) is since beginning 2000 Federal Chancellor of Switzerland. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zug (French: Zoug, Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...

See also

• Politics of Switzerland
• List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
• List of members of the Swiss Federal Council
• Lists of office-holders

Switzerland is a federal republic, and perhaps the closest state in the world to a direct democracy. ... The list of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation (1848-present) presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ... The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio... These are lists of incumbents, i. ...

External links

• Official site of the Federal Chancellery
• A Walk through the History of the Federal Chancellery (in German)
• A Walk through the History of the Federal Chancellery (in French)
• A Walk through the History of the Federal Chancellery (in Italian)