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The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the confederation, federal president or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is as primus inter pares among the other members of the Federal Council formally the head of Switzerland's seven-member executive branch.
Jonas Furrer served as the first president of the Swiss Confederation (1848–1849). Jakob Stämpfli , who presided over the Federal Council in 1856, was just 35 years old, the youngest to date. Karl Schenk , as the longest-serving member of the Federal Council , was president of the Confederation six times, a number only equaled by Emil Welti .
In 2021 Cassis served as Vice President of Switzerland. On 8 December 2021, he was elected President of Switzerland for the year 2022. He assumed the office on 1 January 2022 succeeding Guy Parmelin. In 2022, as president of the Swiss confederation, Cassis took a leading role in redefining Swiss neutrality in light of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
Viola Patricia Amherd (born 7 June 1962) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2019, and as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 since 1 January.
On 16 June 2021, as President of Switzerland, Parmelin hosted the 2021 Russia–United States summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden. He wished them "a fruitful dialogue, in the interests of [their] two countries, and the world".
In Switzerland, the democratic movement was led – and the new federal state decisively shaped – by the Radicals (presently FDP. The Liberals ). After winning the Sonderbund War (the Swiss civil war) against the Catholic cantons, the Radicals at first used their majority in the Federal Assembly to fill all the seats on the Federal Council.
This article is part of a series on the Politics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Beat Jans Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd (President) Karin Keller-Sutter (Vice President) Albert Rösti Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi Federal administration Federal Assembly Council of States (members) National Council (members ...
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems , one leader is head of state and head of government . In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems , the head of state and the head of government are different people.