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References

  1. ↑ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Bond, Martyn (12 March 2012). The Council of Europe: Structure, History and Issues in European Politics. Routledge. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-136-58805-1.
  4. ↑ "Doris Leuthard". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Maria Walliser". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Karin Keller-Sutter". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Elisabeth Baume-Schneider". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ernst Wetter". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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