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Encyclopedia > President of Switzerland

The list of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation (1848-present) presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's seven-member executive. Elected for one year, the President of the Confederation chairs the meetings of the Council and undertakes special representational duties. Primus inter pares, he has no powers above the others and continues to head his department. Traditionally the duty rotates among the members in order of seniority and the previous year's Vice President becomes President. See list of members of the Swiss Federal Council for all seven.


For presidents before this see: Presidents of the Swiss Diet.

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1848-1874

1875-1899

1900-1924

1925-1949

1950-1974

1975-1999

2000-present


*Elections in December 2005


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Jean-Marie Musy - President of Switzerland (503 words)
Jean-Marie Musy was born on April 10, 1876 in Albeuve (Gruyère - canton of Fribourg - Switzerland), son of Jules Musy and Louisa, whose maiden name was Thédy.
When he was thirty years old, he opened a law office in Bulle (Switzerland), after having worked for two years as the attorney general in Fribourg.
Jean-Marie Musy was Vice-President in 1924 and elected President of Switzerland (Swiss Confederation) in 1925 and 1930.
President at AllExperts (2431 words)
A common presidential symbol is the presidential sashes worn by Latin American presidents as a symbol of the presidency's continuity, and presenting the sash to the new president is a key part of the inauguration ceremony.
President can also be the title of the chief executive at a lower administrative level, such as the parish presidents of the parishes of the U.S. state of Louisiana or the municipal presidents of Mexico's municipalities.
In French legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", Monsieur le Président, or appropriate feminine forms).
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