List of Presidents of Switzerland

President of the Confederation Elected for one year from the members of the Federal Council. Traditionally rotating among them. Chairs the meetings the Council and undertakes special representational duties.

Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1848-1849
Henri Druey-1850
Josef Munzinger-1851
Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1852
Wilhelm Naeff-1853
Friedrich Frey-Herosé, (1801-1873), 1854
Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1855
Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1856
Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1857
Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1858
Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1859
Friedrich Frey-Herosé, (1801-1873), 1860
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, (1813-1889), 1861
Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1862
Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1863
Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1864
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1865
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, (1813-1889), 1866
Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1867
Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1868
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1869
Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1870
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1871
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1872
Paul Cérésole, (1832-1905), 1873
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1874
Johann Jakob Scherer, (1825-1878), 1875
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1876
Joachim Heer, (1825-1879), 1877
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1878
Bernhard Hammer, (1822-1907), 1879
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1880
Numa Droz, (1844-1899), 1881
Simeon Bavier, (1825-1896), 1882
Louis Ruchonnet-1883
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1884
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1885
Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1886
Numa Droz, (1844-1899), 1887
Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein-1888
Bernhard Hammer, (1822-1907), 1888-1889
Louis Ruchonnet-1890
Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1891
Walter Hauser, (1837-1902), 1892
Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1893
Emil Frey, (1838-1922), 1894
Josef Zemp-1895
Adrien Lachenal, (1849-1918), 1896
Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1897
Eugène Ruffy, (1854-1919), 1898
Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1899
Walter Hauser, (1837-1902), 1900
Ernst Brenner, (1856-1911), 1901
Joseph Zemp, (1834-1908), 1902
Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1903
Robert Comtesse, (1847-1922), 1904
Marc-Emile Ruchet, (1853-1912), 1905
Ludwig Forrer, (1845-1921), 1906
Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1907
Ernst Brenner, (1856-1911), 1908
Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1909
Robert Comtesse, (1847-1922), 1910
Marc-Emile Ruchet, (1853-1912), 1911
Ludwig Forrer, (1845-1921), 1912
Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1913
Arthur Hoffmann, (1857-1927), 1914
Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1915
Camille Decoppet, (1862-1925), 1916
Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1917
Felix Calonder-1918
Gustave Ador, (1845-1928), 1919
Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1920
Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1921
Robert Haab, (1865-1939), 1922
Karl Scheurer, (1872-1929), 1923
Ernst Chuard-1924
Jean-Marie Musy, (1876-1952), 1925
Heinrich Häberlin, (1868-1947), 1926
Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1927
Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1928
Robert Haab, (1865-1939), 1929
Jean-Marie Musy, (1876-1952), 1930
Heinrich Häberlin, (1868-1947), 1931
Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1932
Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1933
Marcel Pilet-Golaz, (1889-1958), 1934
Rudolf Minger, (1881-1955), 1935
Albert Meyer, (1870-1953), 1936
Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1937
Johannes Baumann, (1874-1953), 1938
Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1939
Marcel Pilet-Golaz, (1889-1958), 1940
Ernst Wetter, (1877-1963), 1941
Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1942
Enrico Celio, (1889-1980), 1943
Walter Stampfli, (1884-1965), 1944
Eduard von Steiger, (1881-1962), 1945
Karl Kobelt, (1891-1968), 1946
Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1947
Enrico Celio, (1889-1980), 1948
Ernst Nobs, (1886-1957), 1949
Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1950
Eduard von Steiger, (1881-1962), 1951
Karl Kobelt, (1891-1968), 1952
Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1953
Rodolphe Rubattel, (1896-1961), 1954
Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1955
Markus Feldmann, (1897-1958), 1956
Hans Streuli, (1892-1970), 1957
Thomas Holenstein, (1896-1962), 1958
Paul Chaudet, (1904-1977), 1959
Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1960
Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, (1899-1985), 1961
Paul Chaudet, (1904-1977), 1962
Willy Spühler, (1902-1990), 1963
Ludwig von Moos, (1910-1990), 1964
Hans Peter Tschudi-1965
Hans Schaffner, (born 1908), 1966
Roger Bonvin, (1907-1982), 1967
Willy Spühler, (1902-1990), 1968
Ludwig von Moos, (1910-1990), 1969
Hans Peter Tschudi-1970
Rudolf Gnägi, (1917-1985), 1971
Nello Celio, (1914-1995), 1972
Roger Bonvin, (1907-1982), 1973
Ernst Brugger, (1914-1998), 1974
Pierre Graber-1975
Rudolf Gnägi, (1917-1985), 1976
Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1977
Willi Ritschard-1978
Hans Hürlimann, (1918-1994), 1979
Georges-André Chevallaz, (1915-2002), 1980
Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1981
Fritz Honegger, (1917-1999), 1982
Pierre Aubert-1983
Leon Schlumpf, (born 1925), 1984
Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1985
Alphons Egli, (born 1924), 1986
Pierre Aubert-1987
Otto Stich, (born 1927), 1988
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, (1936-1998), 1989
Arnold Koller, (born 1933), 1990
Flavio Cotti, (born 1939), 1991
René Felber-1992
Adolf Ogi, (born 1942), 1993
Otto Stich, (born 1927), 1994
Kaspar Villiger, (born 1941), 1995
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, (1936-1998), 1996
Arnold Koller, (born 1933), 1997
Flavio Cotti, (born 1939), 1998
Ruth Dreifuss, (born 1940), 1999
Adolf Ogi, (born 1942), 2000
Moritz Leuenberger, (born 1946), 2001
Kaspar Villiger, (born 1941), 2002
Pascal Couchepin, (born 1942), 2003
Not yet known (likely to be Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Vice President in 2003)-2004

List of Presidents of Switzerland

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