Sommaruga has served as head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications since and previously was head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police.
Subsequently, she returned to the position in Maurer served as Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation in and and as President of the Swiss Confederation for the year Alain Berset was born in Fribourg on 9 April He is married and the father of three children.
In he set up his own business as an independent strategy and communications advisor working primarily for associations, businesses and NGOs.
From until his election to the Federal Council he was vice president of the Social Democratic group. Before his election to the Council of States he was president of the Social Democratic group in the Constitutional Council of canton Fribourg. Between and he was a member of the local parliament of his commune of residence. She was elected President of the Confederation for , and on 7 December for She represented Aargau.
She received out of valid votes, and became the th member and fifth woman of the Federal Council. Her election represented a departure from a long precedent of replacing a member of the Federal Council with someone from the same language group.
While Deiss was a French speaker, Leuthard is a German speaker. For the calendar year , Leuthard was elected Vice President of the Swiss Confederation, virtually assuring her election as president for the calendar year Due to a large amount of turnover on the Council in recent years, she was the longest-serving councilor not to have served as president. As President of the Confederation, Leuthard presided over meetings of the Federal Council and carried out representative functions that would normally be handled by a head of state in other democracies though in Switzerland, the Federal Council as a whole is regarded as the head of state.
She was also the highest-ranking official in the Swiss order of precedence, and had the power to act on behalf of the whole Council in emergency situations. However, in most cases, Leuthard was merely primus inter pares, with no power above and beyond her six colleagues. She was succeeded by Calmy-Rey in , the first time two women had held the office in succession. By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy. Parmelin visiting an asparagus farm in In Switzerland the role of president is largely ceremonial.
More on this: Government portrait in French — Take a 5 minute French test now For more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Share this:. Related posts. A guide to what's happening in the Lake Geneva region and beyond. The President, whose role is largely ceremonial, has very little additional responsibility above that of the other six members of the Council, but performs actions and duties similar to a President or Prime Minister in other European democracies.
The Swiss government, particularly the executive branch, is regarded as one of the most stable in the world. It has featured a coalition of four major parties since , with each party retaining a number of seats in the assembly. The two chambers of the Assembly are equal, which is considered perfect bicameralism, and meets to elect the seven members of the Federal Council. The members of both houses serve for 4 years in part-time roles. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland is composed of judges who are elected for six-year periods by the Federal Assembly.
The Supreme Court exists to listen to appeals from cantonal courts, as well as the rulings of the federal administration. There is no Constitutional Court in Switzerland, and the Supreme Court has no dealings with laws enacted by parliament.
The people of Switzerland take up this role themselves, making them the guardians of the constitution, over which they can exercise influence. Main Navigation The Federal Council. Search Search Search. Breadcrumb Start Federal Presidency Presidential year End of page.
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