The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since after World War II,the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand coalition government composed of representatives of the country's major parties and language regions.
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during her tenure as a Federal Councillor. She was President of the Swiss Confederation twice,in 2007 and 2011.
Gustave Ador was a Swiss politician. In 1919,he became President of the Confederation.
Adrien Lachenal was a Swiss politician and Jurist. He was president of the Swiss Confederation in 1869.
The Green Party of Switzerland is a green political party in Switzerland. It is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.
The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a political party in Switzerland with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) to establish FDP.The Liberals.
The University of Fribourg is a public university located in Fribourg,Switzerland.
The Federal Assembly,also Swiss parliament,is the federal bicameral legislature of Switzerland. The lower house is the 200-seat National Council and the upper house is the 46-seat Council of States. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace.
Alain Berset is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2012 to 2023. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),he headed the Federal Department of Home Affairs from when he took office. Berset served as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2018 and 2023.
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 2020.
The Sixth constituency for French residents overseas is one of eleven constituencies each electing one representative of French citizens overseas to the National Assembly.
Guy Bernard Parmelin is a Swiss Federal Councillor and head of the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016,and has led the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research since 2019. He previously led the Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018. He served as president of Switzerland in 2021,having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020.
Albert Rösti is a Swiss businessman,lobbyist and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 January 2023. He previously presided over the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) from 2016 to 2020 and served as a member of the National Council for the canton of Bern from 2011 until 2022. Rösti resides in Uetendorf near Thun.
Michel Halpérin (1948-2014) was a Swiss lawyer and politician.
Guy-Olivier Segond was a Swiss politician.
Antonio Hodgers is a Swiss politician and member of the Green Party of Switzerland. He has been Councillor of State of Geneva since December 2013,and president of the Council of State from 13 September 2018 to 17 October 2020.
Élisabeth Decrey Warner née Reusse-Decrey is a Swiss peace activist and politician. In 1998 she founded the humanitarian organization Geneva Call which set out to involve armed non-State actors in banning the use of landmines. She served as the organization's executive president until late 2017. Decrey Warner has been widely recognized for her peace efforts. She was nominated for Switzerland as one of the 1,000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005,in 2012 she was awarded the Hessian Peace Prize,and in 2013 she received the French Legion of Honour.
