Swiss Confederation (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft/Confédération suisse/Confederazione Svizzera/Confederaziun svizra) (1848 – present)
Heads of State of the Swiss Confederation
List of Heads of State of the Swiss Confederation
President of the Swiss Confederation
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Jonas Furrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1805. Died July 25 1861.
Free Democratic Party
November 21 1848 – December 31 1849
Henri Druey
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 12 1799. Died March 29 1855.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1850 – December 31 1850
Martin Josef Munzinger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 11 1791. Died Febraury 6 1855.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1851 – December 31 1851
Jonas Furrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1805. Died July 25 1861.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1852 – December 31 1852
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 19 1802. Died January 21 1881.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1853 – December 31 1853
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 12 1801. Died September 22 1873.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1854 – December 31 1854
Jonas Furrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1805. Died July 25 1861.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1855 – December 31 1855
Jakob Stämpfli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 23 1820. Died May 15 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1856 – December 31 1856
Constant Fornerod
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 30 1819. Died November 27 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1857 – December 31 1857
Jonas Furrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1805. Died July 25 1861.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1858 – December 31 1858
Jakob Stämpfli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 23 1820. Died May 15 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1859 – December 31 1859
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 12 1801. Died September 22 1873.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1860 – December 31 1860
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 16 1813. Died January 14 1889.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1861 – December 31 1861
Jakob Stämpfli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 23 1820. Died May 15 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1862 – December 31 1862
Constant Fornerod
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 30 1819. Died November 27 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1863 – December 31 1863
Jakob Dubs
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 26 1822. Died January 13 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1864 – December 31 1864
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1865 – December 31 1865
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 16 1813. Died January 14 1889.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1866 – December 31 1866
Constant Fornerod
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 30 1819. Died November 27 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1867 – December 31 1867
Jakob Dubs
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 26 1822. Died January 13 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1868 – December 31 1868
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1869 – December 31 1869
Jakob Dubs
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 26 1822. Died January 13 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1870 – December 31 1870
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1871 – December 31 1871
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1872 – December 31 1872
Paul Cérésole
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 16 1832. Died January 7 1905.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1873 – December 31 1873
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1874 – December 31 1874
Johann Jakob Scherer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 10 1825. Died December 23 1878.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1875 – December 31 1875
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1876 – December 31 1876
Joachim Heer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 25 1825. Died March 1 1879.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1877 – December 31 1877
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1878 – December 31 1878
Bernhard Hammer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1822. Died April 6 1907.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1879 – December 31 1879
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1880 – December 31 1880
Numa Droz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 27 1844. Died December 15 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1881 – December 31 1881
Simeon Bavier
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 16 1825. Died January 27 1896.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1882 – December 31 1882
Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 28 1834. Died September 14 1893.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1883 – December 31 1883
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1884 – December 31 1884
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1885 – December 31 1885
Adolph Deucher
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 15 1831. Died July 10 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1886 – December 31 1886
Numa Droz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 27 1844. Died December 15 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1887 – December 31 1887
Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 5 1825. Died November 27 1888.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1888 – November 27 1888
Bernhard Hammer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1822. Died April 6 1907.
Free Democratic Party
November 27 1888 – December 31 1889
Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 28 1834. Died September 14 1893.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1890 – December 31 1890
Friedrich Emil Welti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 23 1825. Died February 24 1899.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1891 – December 31 1891
Walter Hauser
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 1 1837. Died October 22 1902.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1892 – December 31 1892
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1823. Died July 18 1895.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1893 – December 31 1893
Emil Johann Rudolf Frey
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 24 1838. Died December 24 1922.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1894 – December 31 1894
Josef Zemp
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 2 1834. Died December 8 1908.
Catholic-Conservative Party
January 1 1895 – December 31 1895
Adrien Lachenal
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 19 1849. Died June 29 1918.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1896 – December 31 1896
Adolph Deucher
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 15 1831. Died July 10 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1897 – December 31 1897
Eugène Ruffy
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 2 1854. Died October 25 1919.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1898 – December 31 1898
Eduard Müller
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 12 1848. Died November 9 1919.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1899 – December 31 1899
Walter Hauser
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 1 1837. Died October 22 1902.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1900 – December 31 1900
Ernst Brenner
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 9 1856. Died March 11 1911.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1901 – December 31 1901
Josef Zemp
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 2 1834. Died December 8 1908.
Catholic-Conservative Party
January 1 1902 – December 31 1902
Adolph Deucher
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 15 1831. Died July 10 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1903 – December 31 1903
Robert Comtesse
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 14 1847. Died November 17 1922.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1904 – December 31 1904
Marc-Émile Ruchet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 14 1853. Died July 13 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1905 – December 31 1905
Ludwig Forrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 9 1845. Died September 28 1921.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1906 – December 31 1906
Eduard Müller
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 12 1848. Died November 9 1919.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1907 – December 31 1907
Ernst Brenner
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 9 1856. Died March 11 1911.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1908 – December 31 1908
Adolph Deucher
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 15 1831. Died July 10 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1909 – December 31 1909
Robert Comtesse
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 14 1847. Died November 17 1922.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1910 – December 31 1910
Marc-Émile Ruchet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 14 1853. Died July 13 1912.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1911 – December 31 1911
Ludwig Forrer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 9 1845. Died September 28 1921.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1912 – December 31 1912
Eduard Müller
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 12 1848. Died November 9 1919.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1913 – December 31 1913
Arthur Hoffmann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 19 1857. Died July 23 1927.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1914 – December 31 1914
Giuseppe Motta
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 29 1871. Died January 23 1940.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1915 – December 31 1915
Camille Decoppet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 4 1862. Died January 14 1925.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1916 – December 31 1916
Edmund Schulthess
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 2 1868. Died April 22 1944.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1917 – December 31 1917
Felix Louis Calonder
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 7 1863. Died June 14 1952.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1918 – December 31 1918
Gustave Ador
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 23 1845. Died March 31 1928.
Liberal Party of Switzerland
January 1 1919 – December 31 1919
Giuseppe Motta
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 29 1871. Died January 23 1940.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1920 – December 31 1920
Edmund Schulthess
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 2 1868. Died April 22 1944.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1921 – December 31 1921
Robert Haab
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 8 1865. Died October 15 1939.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1922 – December 31 1922
Karl Scheurer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 27 1872. Died November 14 1929.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1923 – December 31 1923
Ernest Chuard
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 31 1857. Died November 9 1942.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1924 – December 31 1924
Jean-Marie Musy
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 10 1876. Died April 19 1952.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1925 – December 31 1925
Heinrich Häberlin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 6 1868. Died February 26 1947.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1926 – December 31 1926
Giuseppe Motta
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 29 1871. Died January 23 1940.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1927 – December 31 1927
Edmund Schulthess
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 2 1868. Died April 22 1944.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1928 – December 31 1928
Robert Haab
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 8 1865. Died October 15 1939.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1929 – December 31 1929
Jean-Marie Musy
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 10 1876. Died April 19 1952.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1930 – December 31 1930
Heinrich Häberlin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 6 1868. Died February 26 1947.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1931 – December 31 1931
Giuseppe Motta
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 29 1871. Died January 23 1940.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1932 – December 31 1932
Edmund Schulthess
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 2 1868. Died April 22 1944.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1933 – December 31 1933
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 31 1889. Died April 11 1958.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1934 – December 31 1934
Rudolf Minger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 13 1881. Died August 23 1955.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1935 – December 31 1935
Albert Meyer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 13 1870. Died October 22 1953.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1936 – December 31 1936
Giuseppe Motta
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 29 1871. Died January 23 1940.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1937 – December 31 1937
Johannes Baumann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 27 1874. Died September 8 1953.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1938 – December 31 1938
Philipp Etter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 21 1891. Died December 23 1977.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1939 – December 31 1939
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 31 1889. Died April 11 1958.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1940 – December 31 1940
Ernst Wetter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 27 1877. Died August 10 1963.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1941 – December 31 1941
Philipp Etter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 21 1891. Died December 23 1977.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1942 – December 31 1942
Enrico Celio
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 19 1889. Died February 23 1980.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1943 – December 31 1943
Walther Stampfli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 3 1884. Died October 11 1965.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1944 – December 31 1944
Adolf Eduard von Steiger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 2 1881. Died February 10 1962.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1945 – December 31 1945
Karl Kobelt
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 1 1891. Died January 5 1968.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1946 – December 31 1946
Philipp Etter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 21 1891. Died December 23 1977.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1947 – December 31 1947
Enrico Celio
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 19 1889. Died February 23 1980.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1948 – December 31 1948
Ernst Nobs
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 14 1886. Died March 13 1957.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1949 – December 31 1949
Max Petitpierre
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 26 1899. Died March 25 1994.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1950 – December 31 1950
Adolf Eduard von Steiger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 2 1881. Died February 10 1962.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1951 – December 31 1951
Karl Kobelt
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 1 1891. Died January 5 1968.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1952 – December 31 1952
Philipp Etter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 21 1891. Died December 23 1977.
Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland
January 1 1953 – December 31 1953
Rodolphe Rubattel
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 4 1896. Died October 18 1961.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1954 – December 31 1954
Max Petitpierre
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 26 1899. Died March 25 1994.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1955 – December 31 1955
Markus Feldmann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 21 1897. Died November 3 1958.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1956 – December 31 1956
Hans Streuli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 13 1892. Died May 23 1970.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1957 – December 31 1957
Thomas Holenstein
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 7 1896. Died October 31 1962.
Conservative-Christian-Social People’s Party
January 1 1958 – December 31 1958
Paul Chaudet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 17 1904. Died August 7 1977.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1959 – December 31 1959
Max Petitpierre
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 26 1899. Died March 25 1994.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1960 – December 31 1960
Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 10 1899. Died November 7 1985.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1961 – December 31 1961
Paul Chaudet
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 17 1904. Died August 7 1977.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1962 – December 31 1962
Willy Spühler
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 31 1902. Died May 31 1990.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1963 – December 31 1963
Ludwig von Moos
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 31 1910. Died November 26 1990.
Conservative-Christian-Social People’s Party
January 1 1964 – December 31 1964
Hans-Peter Tschudi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 22 1913. Died September 30 2002.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1965 – December 31 1965
Hans Schaffner
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 16 1908. Died November 26 2004.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1966 – December 31 1966
Roger Bonvin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 12 1907. Died June 5 1982.
Conservative-Christian-Social People’s Party
January 1 1967 – December 31 1967
Willy Spühler
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 31 1902. Died May 31 1990.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1968 – December 31 1968
Ludwig von Moos
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 31 1910. Died November 26 1990.
Conservative-Christian-Social People’s Party
January 1 1969 – December 31 1969
Hans-Peter Tschudi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 22 1913. Died September 30 2002.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1970 – December 31 1970
Rudolf Gnägi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 3 1917. Died April 20 1985.
Party of Farmers, Traders, and Independents
January 1 1971 – December 31 1971
Nello Celio
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 12 1914. Died December 29 1995.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1972 – December 31 1972
Roger Bonvin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 12 1907. Died June 5 1982.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1973 – December 31 1973
Ernst Brugger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 10 1914. Died June 20 1998.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1974 – December 31 1974
Pierre Graber
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 6 1908. Died July 19 2003.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1975 – December 31 1975
Rudolf Gnägi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 3 1917. Died April 20 1985.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 1976 – December 31 1976
Kurt Furgler
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 24 1924. Died July 23 2008.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1977 – December 31 1977
Willi Ritschard
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 28 1918. Died October 16 1983.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1978 – December 31 1978
Hans Hürlimann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 6 1918. Died February 22 1994.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1979 – December 31 1979
Georges-André Chevallaz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 7 1915. Died September 8 2002.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1980 – December 31 1980
Kurt Furgler
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 24 1924. Died July 23 2008.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1981 – December 31 1981
Fritz Honegger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 25 1917. Died March 4 1999.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1982 – December 31 1982
Pierre Aubert
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1927. Died June 8 2016.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1983 – December 31 1983
Leon Schlumpf
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 3 1925. Died July 7 2012.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 1984 – December 31 1984
Kurt Furgler
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 24 1924. Died July 23 2008.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1985 – December 31 1985
Alphons Blasius Engli
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 8 1924. Died August 5 2016.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1986 – December 31 1986
Pierre Aubert
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 3 1927. Died June 8 2016.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1987 – December 31 1987
Otto Anton Stich
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 10 1927. Died September 13 2012.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1988 – December 31 1988
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 1 1936. Died October 4 1998.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1989 – December 31 1989
Arnold Koller
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 29 1933.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1990 – December 31 1990
Flavio Cotti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 18 1939. Died December 16 2020.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1991 – December 31 1991
René Felber
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 14 1933. Died October 18 2020.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1992 – December 31 1992
Adolf Ogi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 18 1942.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 1993 – December 31 1993
Otto Anton Stich
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 10 1927. Died September 13 2012.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1994 – December 31 1994
Kaspar Villiger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 5 1941.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1995 – December 31 1995
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 1 1936. Died October 4 1998.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 1996 – December 31 1996
Arnold Koller
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 29 1933.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1997 – December 31 1997
Flavio Cotti
Date of birth/date of death:
Born October 18 1939. Died December 16 2020.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 1998 – December 31 1998
Ruth Dreifuss
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 9 1940.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 1999 – December 31 1999
Adolf Ogi
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 18 1942.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2000 – December 31 2000
Moritz Leuenberger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 21 1946.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2001 – December 31 2001
Kaspar Villiger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 5 1941.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 2002 – December 31 2002
Pascal Couchepin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 5 1942.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 2003 – December 31 2003
Joseph Deiss
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 18 1946.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 2004 – December 31 2004
Samuel Schmid
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 8 1947.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2005 – December 31 2005
Moritz Leuenberger
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 21 1946.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2006 – December 31 2006
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 8 1945.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2007 – December 31 2007
Pascal Couchepin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 5 1942.
Free Democratic Party
January 1 2008 – December 31 2008
Hans-Rudolf Merz
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 10 1942.
FDP.The Liberals
January 1 2009 – December 31 2009
Doris Leuthard
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 10 1963.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 2010 – December 31 2010
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 8 1945.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2011 – December 31 2011
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 16 1956.
Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2012 – December 31 2012
Ulrich “Ueli” Maurer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1950.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2013 – December 31 2013
Didier Eric Burkhalter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 17 1960.
FDP.The Liberals
January 1 2014 – December 31 2014
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 14 1960.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2015 – December 31 2015
Johann Schneider-Ammann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 18 1952.
FDP.The Liberals
January 1 2016 – December 31 2016
Doris Leuthard
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 10 1963.
Christian Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland
January 1 2017 – December 31 2017
Alain Berset
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 9 1972.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2018 – December 31 2018
Ulrich “Ueli” Maurer
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 1 1950.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2019 – December 31 2019
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 14 1960.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2020 – December 31 2020
Guy Bernard Parmelin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 9 1959.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2021 – December 31 2021
Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 13 1961.
FDP.The Liberals
January 1 2022 – December 31 2022
Alain Berset
Date of birth/date of death:
Born April 9 1972.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
January 1 2023 – December 31 2023
Viola Patricia Amherd
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 7 1962.
The Centre
January 1 2024 – December 31 2024
Karin Maria Keller-Sutter
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 22 1963.
FDP.The Liberals
January 1 2025 – December 31 2025
Guy Bernard Parmelin
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 9 1959.
Swiss People’s Party
January 1 2026 – present