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137 Records
1814–2010 Date range
79 Named people
1 Places
Chronological records 1814 Hans von Reinhard 6 April 1814
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Diet
1844 Konstantin Siegwart-Muller 1844
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1847 Alexander Ludwig Funk 1 January 1847
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Diet, 1st term
1848 Alexander Ludwig Funk 31 May 1848
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Diet, 2nd term
1850 Henri Druey 1 January 1850
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1851 Josef Munzinger 1 January 1851
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1852 Jonas Furrer 1 January 1852
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1853 Wilhelm Matthias Naeff 1 January 1853
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1854 Friedrich Frey-Herosé 1 January 1854
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1855 Jonas Furrer 1 January 1855
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1856 Jakob Stämpfli 1 January 1856
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1857 Constant Fornerod 1 January 1857
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1858 Jonas Furrer 1 January 1858
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1859 Jakob Stämpfli 1 January 1859
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1860 Friedrich Frey-Herosé 1 January 1860
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1861 Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel 1 January 1861
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1862 Jakob Stämpfli 1 January 1862
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1863 Constant Fornerod 1 January 1863
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1864 Jakob Dubs 1 January 1864
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1865 Karl Schenk 1 January 1865
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1866 Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel 1 January 1866
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1867 Constant Fornerod 1 January 1867
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1868 Jakob Dubs 1 January 1868
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1869 Emil Welti 1 January 1869
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1870 Jakob Dubs 1 January 1870
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1871 Karl Schenk 1 January 1871
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1872 Emil Welti 1 January 1872
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1873 Paul Cérésole 1 January 1873
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1874 Karl Schenk 1 January 1874
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1875 Johann Jakob Scherer 1 January 1875
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1876 Emil Welti 1 January 1876
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1877 Joachim Heer 1 January 1877
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1878 Karl Schenk 1 January 1878
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1879 Bernhard Hammer 1 January 1879
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1880 Emil Welti 1 January 1880
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1881 Numa Droz 1 January 1881
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1882 Simeon Bavier 1 January 1882
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1883 Louis Ruchonnet 1 January 1883
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1884 Emil Welti 1 January 1884
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1885 Karl Schenk 1 January 1885
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1886 Adolf Deucher 1 January 1886
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1887 Numa Droz 1 January 1887
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1888 Wilhelm Hertenstein 1 January 1888
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1889 Bernhard Hammer 1889
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Serves as President of the Swiss Confederation throughout 1889 after succeeding Wilhelm Hertenstein in November 1888.
1890 Louis Ruchonnet 1 January 1890
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1891 Emil Welti 1 January 1891
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1892 Walter Hauser 1 January 1892
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1893 Karl Schenk 1 January 1893
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1894 Emil Frey 1 January 1894
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1895 Josef Zemp 1 January 1895
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1896 Adrien Lachenal 1 January 1896
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1897 Adolf Deucher 1 January 1897
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1898 Eugène Ruffy 1 January 1898
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1899 Eduard Müller 1 January 1899
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1900 Walter Hauser 1 January 1900
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1901 Ernst Brenner 1 January 1901
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1902 Gustav Ador 1902
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
1903 Adolf Deucher 1 January 1903
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1904 Robert Comtesse 1 January 1904
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1905 Marc-Émile Ruchet 1 January 1905
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1906 Ludwig Forrer 1 January 1906
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1907 Eduard Müller 1 January 1907
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1908 Ernst Brenner 1 January 1908
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1909 Adolf Deucher 1 January 1909
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1910 Robert Comtesse 1 January 1910
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1911 Marc-Émile Ruchet 1 January 1911
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1912 Ludwig Forrer 1 January 1912
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1913 Eduard Müller 1 January 1913
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1914 Arthur Hoffmann 1 January 1914
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1915 Giuseppe Motta 1915
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Swiss Confederation, 1st term
1916 Camille Decoppet 1 January 1916
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1917 Edmund Schulthess 1 January 1917
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1918 Felix Calonder 1 January 1918
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1919 Gustav Ador 1919
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 2nd term
1920 Giuseppe Motta 1920
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Swiss Confederation, 2nd term
1921 Edmund Schulthess 1 January 1921
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1922 Robert Haab 1 January 1922
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1923 Karl Scheurer 1 January 1923
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1924 Ernest Chuard 1 January 1924
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1925 Jean-Marie Musy 1 January 1925
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1926 Heinrich Häberlin 1 January 1926
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1927 Giuseppe Motta 1927
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Swiss Confederation, 3rd term
1928 Edmund Schulthess 1 January 1928
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1929 Robert Haab 1 January 1929
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1930 Jean-Marie Musy 1 January 1930
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1931 Heinrich Häberlin 1 January 1931
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1932 Giuseppe Motta 1932
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Swiss Confederation, 4th term
1933 Edmund Schulthess 1 January 1933
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1934 Marcel Pilet-Golaz 1 January 1934
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1935 Rudolf Minger 1 January 1935
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1936 Albert Meyer 1 January 1936
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1937 Giuseppe Motta 1937
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Swiss Confederation, 5th term
1938 Johannes Baumann 1 January 1938
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1939 Philipp Etter 1 January 1939
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1940 Marcel Pilet-Golaz 1 January 1940
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1941 Ernst Wetter 1 January 1941
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1942 Philipp Etter 1 January 1942
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1943 Enrico Celio 1 January 1943
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1944 Walther Stampfli 1 January 1944
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1945 Eduard von Steiger 1 January 1945
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1946 Karl Kobelt 1 January 1946
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1947 Philipp Etter 1 January 1947
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1948 Enrico Celio 1 January 1948
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1949 Ernst Nobs 1 January 1949
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1950 Max Petitpierre 1 January 1950
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1951 Eduard von Steiger 1 January 1951
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1952 Karl Kobelt 1 January 1952
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1953 Philipp Etter 1 January 1953
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1954 Rodolphe Rubattel 1 January 1954
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1955 Max Petitpierre 1 January 1955
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1956 Markus Feldmann 1 January 1956
Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1977 Kurt Furgler 1977
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
1978 Willi Ritschard 1978
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1979 Hans Hurlimann 1979
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1980 Georges-Andro Chevallaz 1980
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1981 Kurt Furgler 1981
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 2nd term
1982 Fritz Honegger 1982
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1983 Pierre Aubert 1983
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
1984 Leon Schlumpf 1984
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1985 Kurt Furgler 1985
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 3rd term
1986 Alphons Egli 1986
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1987 Pierre Aubert 1987
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 2nd term
Otto Stich 1987
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
1989 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz 1989
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 1st term
1990 Arnold Koller 1990
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1991 Flavio Cotti 1991
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1992 Reno Felber 1992
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1993 Adolf Ogi 1993
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1994 Otto Stich 1994
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland, 2nd term
1995 Kaspar Villiger 1995
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1996 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz 1 January 1996
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
1999 Ruth Dreifuss 1 January 1999
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
2000 Pascal Couchepin 1 January 2000
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
2001 Moritz Leuenberger 1 January 2001
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
2004 Joseph Deiss 1 January 2004
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
2009 Hans-Rudolf Merz 1 January 2009
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
2010 Doris Leuthard 1 January 2010
Government / Government of Switzerland
Appointed President of Switzerland
Names involved Adolf Deucher Adolf Ogi Adrien Lachenal Albert Meyer Alexander Ludwig Funk Alphons Egli Arnold Koller Arthur Hoffmann Bernhard Hammer Camille Decoppet Constant Fornerod Doris Leuthard Edmund Schulthess Eduard Müller Eduard von Steiger Emil Frey Emil Welti Enrico Celio Ernest Chuard Ernst Brenner Ernst Nobs Ernst Wetter Eugène Ruffy Felix Calonder Flavio Cotti Friedrich Frey-Herosé Fritz Honegger Georges-Andro Chevallaz Giuseppe Motta Gustav Ador Hans Hurlimann Hans von Reinhard Hans-Rudolf Merz Heinrich Häberlin Henri Druey Jakob Dubs Jakob Stämpfli Jean-Marie Musy Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Joachim Heer Johann Jakob Scherer Johannes Baumann Jonas Furrer Josef Munzinger Josef Zemp Joseph Deiss Karl Kobelt Karl Schenk Karl Scheurer Kaspar Villiger Konstantin Siegwart-Muller Kurt Furgler Leon Schlumpf Louis Ruchonnet Ludwig Forrer Marc-Émile Ruchet Marcel Pilet-Golaz Markus Feldmann Max Petitpierre Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel Moritz Leuenberger Numa Droz Otto Stich Pascal Couchepin Paul Cérésole Philipp Etter Pierre Aubert Reno Felber Robert Comtesse Robert Haab Rodolphe Rubattel Rudolf Minger Ruth Dreifuss Simeon Bavier Walter Hauser Walther Stampfli Wilhelm Hertenstein Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Willi Ritschard
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