Presidents of the Diet
President of the Confederation
Elected for one year from the members of the
Federal Council. Traditionally rotating among them. Chairs the meetings the Council and undertakes special representational duties.
- Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1848-1849
- Henri Druey-1850
- Josef Munzinger-1851
- Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1852
- Wilhelm Naeff-1853
- Friedrich Frey-Herosé, (1801-1873), 1854
- Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1855
- Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1856
- Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1857
- Jonas Furrer, (1805-1861), 1858
- Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1859
- Friedrich Frey-Herosé, (1801-1873), 1860
- Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, (1813-1889), 1861
- Jakob Stämpfli, (1820-1879), 1862
- Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1863
- Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1864
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1865
- Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel, (1813-1889), 1866
- Constant Fornerod, (1819-1899), 1867
- Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1868
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1869
- Jakob Dubs, (1822-1879), 1870
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1871
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1872
- Paul Cérésole, (1832-1905), 1873
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1874
- Johann Jakob Scherer, (1825-1878), 1875
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1876
- Joachim Heer, (1825-1879), 1877
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1878
- Bernhard Hammer, (1822-1907), 1879
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1880
- Numa Droz, (1844-1899), 1881
- Simeon Bavier, (1825-1896), 1882
- Louis Ruchonnet-1883
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1884
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1885
- Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1886
- Numa Droz, (1844-1899), 1887
- Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein-1888
- Bernhard Hammer, (1822-1907), 1888-1889
- Louis Ruchonnet-1890
- Emil Welti, (1825-1899), 1891
- Walter Hauser, (1837-1902), 1892
- Karl Schenk, (1823-1895), 1893
- Emil Frey, (1838-1922), 1894
- Josef Zemp-1895
- Adrien Lachenal, (1849-1918), 1896
- Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1897
- Eugène Ruffy, (1854-1919), 1898
- Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1899
- Walter Hauser, (1837-1902), 1900
- Ernst Brenner, (1856-1911), 1901
- Joseph Zemp, (1834-1908), 1902
- Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1903
- Robert Comtesse, (1847-1922), 1904
- Marc-Emile Ruchet, (1853-1912), 1905
- Ludwig Forrer, (1845-1921), 1906
- Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1907
- Ernst Brenner, (1856-1911), 1908
- Adolf Deucher, (1831-1912), 1909
- Robert Comtesse, (1847-1922), 1910
- Marc-Emile Ruchet, (1853-1912), 1911
- Ludwig Forrer, (1845-1921), 1912
- Eduard Müller, (1848-1919), 1913
- Arthur Hoffmann, (1857-1927), 1914
- Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1915
- Camille Decoppet, (1862-1925), 1916
- Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1917
- Felix Calonder-1918
- Gustave Ador, (1845-1928), 1919
- Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1920
- Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1921
- Robert Haab, (1865-1939), 1922
- Karl Scheurer, (1872-1929), 1923
- Ernst Chuard-1924
- Jean-Marie Musy, (1876-1952), 1925
- Heinrich Häberlin, (1868-1947), 1926
- Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1927
- Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1928
- Robert Haab, (1865-1939), 1929
- Jean-Marie Musy, (1876-1952), 1930
- Heinrich Häberlin, (1868-1947), 1931
- Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1932
- Edmund Schulthess, (1868-1944), 1933
- Marcel Pilet-Golaz, (1889-1958), 1934
- Rudolf Minger, (1881-1955), 1935
- Albert Meyer, (1870-1953), 1936
- Giuseppe Motta, (1871-1940), 1937
- Johannes Baumann, (1874-1953), 1938
- Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1939
- Marcel Pilet-Golaz, (1889-1958), 1940
- Ernst Wetter, (1877-1963), 1941
- Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1942
- Enrico Celio, (1889-1980), 1943
- Walter Stampfli, (1884-1965), 1944
- Eduard von Steiger, (1881-1962), 1945
- Karl Kobelt, (1891-1968), 1946
- Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1947
- Enrico Celio, (1889-1980), 1948
- Ernst Nobs, (1886-1957), 1949
- Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1950
- Eduard von Steiger, (1881-1962), 1951
- Karl Kobelt, (1891-1968), 1952
- Philipp Etter, (1891-1977), 1953
- Rodolphe Rubattel, (1896-1961), 1954
- Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1955
- Markus Feldmann, (1897-1958), 1956
- Hans Streuli, (1892-1970), 1957
- Thomas Holenstein, (1896-1962), 1958
- Paul Chaudet, (1904-1977), 1959
- Max Petitpierre, (1899-1994), 1960
- Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, (1899-1985), 1961
- Paul Chaudet, (1904-1977), 1962
- Willy Spühler, (1902-1990), 1963
- Ludwig von Moos, (1910-1990), 1964
- Hans Peter Tschudi-1965
- Hans Schaffner, (born 1908), 1966
- Roger Bonvin, (1907-1982), 1967
- Willy Spühler, (1902-1990), 1968
- Ludwig von Moos, (1910-1990), 1969
- Hans Peter Tschudi-1970
- Rudolf Gnägi, (1917-1985), 1971
- Nello Celio, (1914-1995), 1972
- Roger Bonvin, (1907-1982), 1973
- Ernst Brugger, (1914-1998), 1974
- Pierre Graber-1975
- Rudolf Gnägi, (1917-1985), 1976
- Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1977
- Willi Ritschard-1978
- Hans Hürlimann, (1918-1994), 1979
- Georges-André Chevallaz, (1915-2002), 1980
- Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1981
- Fritz Honegger, (1917-1999), 1982
- Pierre Aubert-1983
- Leon Schlumpf, (born 1925), 1984
- Kurt Furgler, (born 1924), 1985
- Alphons Egli, (born 1924), 1986
- Pierre Aubert-1987
- Otto Stich, (born 1927), 1988
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, (1936-1998), 1989
- Arnold Koller, (born 1933), 1990
- Flavio Cotti, (born 1939), 1991
- René Felber-1992
- Adolf Ogi, (born 1942), 1993
- Otto Stich, (born 1927), 1994
- Kaspar Villiger, (born 1941), 1995
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, (1936-1998), 1996
- Arnold Koller, (born 1933), 1997
- Flavio Cotti, (born 1939), 1998
- Ruth Dreifuss, (born 1940), 1999
- Adolf Ogi, (born 1942), 2000
- Moritz Leuenberger, (born 1946), 2001
- Kaspar Villiger, (born 1941), 2002
- Pascal Couchepin, (born 1942), 2003
- Not yet known (likely to be Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Vice President in 2003)-2004