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Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council
PostFederal Council
InsigniaLogo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
Insigniasize300px
Imagesize300px
IncumbentJohann Schneider-Ammann
Didier Burkhalter
Doris Leuthard
Micheline Calmy-Rey (President 2011)
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (Vice President 2011)
Ueli Maurer
Simonetta Sommaruga
(Federal Chancellor Corina Casanova also pictured)
Formation1848
Inaugural12 December 2007
AppointerUnited Federal Assembly
Termlength4 years, no term limit

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The Federal Council ( , , , ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state.

While the entire council is responsible for leading the federal administration of Switzerland, each Councillor heads one of the seven federal executive departments. The current members of the Federal Council are, in order of seniority:


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