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The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of Switzerland.The members of the Swiss Federal Council, and (in red) the Federal Chancellor Annemarie Huber-Hotz ( as of January 2004)
Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a department. Following the elections of 10 December 2003, they are:
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ( Micheline Calmy-Rey)
- Federal Department of Home Affairs ( Pascal Couchepin)
- Federal Department of Justice and Police ( Christoph Blocher)
- Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports ( Samuel SchmidSamuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947), Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 6, 2000. He is affiliated to the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC). During his office time he has held the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Pr)
- Federal Department of FinanceThe Federal Department of Finance (in German: Eidgenossisches Finanzdepartement (EFD in French Departement federal des finances is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. The department is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Coun ( Hans-Rudolf MerzHans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician. He was elected member of the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 2003 as member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). He heads the Federal Department of Finance. Born in Herisau, Switzerla)
- Federal Department of Economic AffairsThe Federal Department of Economic Affairs (in French Departement federal de l'economie German Eidgenossisches Volkswirtschaftsdepartement is one of the seven departments of the federal government of Switzerland, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Co ( Joseph DeissJoseph Deiss (born January 18, 1946) is an economist and Swiss politician. He is married with three sons. Political Career He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999. He is affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC))
- Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and CommunicationsThe Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (in Italian Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni (DATEC is one of the seven departments of Swiss federal government, headed ( Moritz LeuenbergerMoritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on September 27, 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zurich. Since 1995, he holds the Federal Departme)
One of the seven is elected to be presidentPresident is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership (from Latin prae "before" + sedere "to sit"). Originally, the term usually referr of the Federal Council (President of the Confederation) for a term of one year: he or she has no power above and beyond the other six, but assumes special representative functions.
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