№ Name Portrait Canton [4] Election Left office Department headed[5] Party Presidency Notes Seq [6] 1 Jonas Furrer ZH 16 November 1848 25 July 1861 Political [7] • Justice and Police FDP/PRD 1848–1849 1852 1855 1858 Died in office. A01 2 Ulrich Ochsenbein BE 16 November 1848 6 December 1854 Military FDP/PRD — Not reelected.[8] B01 3 Henri Druey VD 16 November 1848 29 March 1855 Justice and Police • Political [7] • Finance FDP/PRD 1850 Died in office. C01 4 Josef Munzinger SO 16 November 1848 6 February 1855 Finance • Political [7] • Posts and Construction • Trade and Customs FDP/PRD 1851 Died in office. D01 5 Stefano Franscini TI 16 November 1848 19 July 1857 Home Affairs FDP/PRD — Died in office. E01 6 Friedrich Frey-Herosé AG 16 November 1848 31 December 1866 Trade and Customs • Political [7] • Military FDP/PRD 1854 1860 F01 7 Wilhelm Matthias Naeff SG 16 November 1848 31 December 1875 Posts and Construction • Political [7] • Trade and Customs • Posts • Finance and Customs • Railway and Trade FDP/PRD 1853 G01 8 Jakob Stämpfli BE 6 December 1854 31 December 1863 Justice and Police • Political [7] • Finance • Military FDP/PRD 1856 1859 1862 B02 9 Constant Fornerod VD 11 July 1855 31 October 1867 Trade and Customs • Political [7] • Finance • Military FDP/PRD 1857 1863 1867 C02 10 Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel LU 14 July 1855 31 December 1875 Finance • Trade and Customs • Justice and Police • Political [7] • Home Affairs FDP/PRD 1861 1866 Elected after Johann Jakob Stehlin declined the election. D02 11 Giovanni Battista Pioda TI 30 July 1857 26 January 1864 Home Affairs FDP/PRD — E02 12 Jakob Dubs ZH 30 July 1861 28 May 1872 Justice and Police • Political [7] • Home Affairs • Posts FDP/PRD 1864 1868 1870 A02 13 Karl Schenk BE 12 December 1863 18 July 1895 Home Affairs • Political • Finance • Railway and Trade FDP/PRD 1865 1871 1874 1878 1885 1893 Died in office. Longest serving member. B03 14 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel GE 12 July 1864 7 December 1872 Finance • Posts FDP/PRD — Not reelected.[9] E03 15 Emil Welti AG 8 December 1866 31 December 1891 Military • Political • Posts and Telegraph • Justice and Police FDP/PRD 1869 1872 1876 1880 1884 1891 F02 16 Victor Ruffy VD 6 December 1867 29 December 1869 Finance • Military FDP/PRD — Died in office. C03 17 Paul Cérésole VD 1 February 1870 31 December 1875 Finance • Military • Political [7] • Justice and Police FDP/PRD 1873 C04 18 Johann Jakob Scherer ZH 12 July 1872 23 December 1878 Finance • Railway and Trade • Political [7] • Military FDP/PRD 1875 Died in office. A03 19 Eugène Borel NE 7 December 1872 31 December 1875 Posts and Telegraph FDP/PRD — E04 20 Joachim Heer GL 10 December 1875 31 December 1878 Posts and Telegraph • Political [7] • Railway and Trade FDP/PRD 1877 D03 21 Fridolin Anderwert TG 10 December 1875 25 December 1880 Justice and Police FDP/PRD — Died in office (committed suicide).[10] G02 22 Bernhard Hammer SO 10 December 1875 31 December 1890 Finance and Customs • Political FDP/PRD 1879 1889 E05 23 Numa Droz NE 18 December 1875 18 December 1892 Home Affairs • Trade and Agriculture • Political FDP/PRD 1881 1887 Elected after Louis Ruchonnet and Charles Estoppey declined the election. C05 24 Simeon Bavier GR 10 December 1878 5 January 1883 Finance and Customs • Posts and Railways • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1882 D04 25 Wilhelm Hertenstein ZH 21 March 1879 27 November 1888 Military FDP/PRD 1888 Died in office. A04 26 Louis Ruchonnet VD 3 March 1881 14 September 1893 Trade and Agriculture • Justice and Police • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1883 1890 Elected after Karl Hoffmann declined his election. Died in office. G03 27 Adolf Deucher TG 10 April 1883 10 July 1912 Justice and Police • Posts and Railways • Trade and Agriculture • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1886 1897 1903 1909 Died in office. D05 28 Walter Hauser ZH 13 December 1888 22 October 1902 Military • Finance and Customs • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1892 1900 Died in office. A05 29 Emil Frey BL 11 December 1890 11 March 1897 Military FDP/PRD 1894 E06 30 Josef Zemp LU 17 December 1891 17 June 1908 Posts and Railways • Political [7] CVP/PDC 1895 1902 F03 31 Adrien Lachenal GE 15 December 1892 31 December 1899 Exterior • Trade, Industry and Agriculture • Home Affairs FDP/PRD 1896 C06 32 Eugène Ruffy VD 14 December 1893 31 October 1899 Justice and Police • Home Affairs • Political [7] • Military FDP/PRD 1898 G04 33 Eduard Müller BE 16 August 1895 9 November 1919 Justice and Police • Military • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1899 1907 1913 Died in office. B04 34 Ernst Brenner BS 25 March 1897 11 March 1911 Justice and Police • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1901 1908 Died in office. E07 35 Robert Comtesse NE 14 December 1899 4 March 1912 Finance and Customs • Justice and Police • Posts and Railways • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1904 1910 C07 36 Marc-Émile Ruchet VD 14 December 1899 9 July 1912 Home Affairs • Finance and Customs • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1905 1911 G05 37 Ludwig Forrer ZH 11 December 1902 7 December 1917 Trade, Industry and Agriculture • Home Affairs • Political [7] • Military • Justice and Police • Posts and Railways FDP/PRD 1906 1912 A06 38 Josef Anton Schobinger LU 17 June 1908 27 November 1911 Justice and Police • Trade, Industry and Agriculture • Finance and Customs • Home Affairs CVP/PDC — F04 39 Arthur Hoffmann SG 4 April 1911 19 June 1917 Justice and Police • Military • Political FDP/PRD 1914 E08 40 Giuseppe Motta TI 14 December 1911 23 January 1940 Finance and Customs • Political CVP/PDC 1915 1920 1927 1932 1937 Died in office. F05 41 Louis Perrier NE 12 March 1912 16 May 1913 Posts and Railways • Home Affairs FDP/PRD — C08 42 Camille Decoppet VD 17 July 1912 7 November 1919 Home Affairs • Justice and Police • Military FDP/PRD 1916 G06 43 Edmund Schulthess AG 17 July 1912 15 April 1935 Trade, Industry and Agriculture FDP/PRD 1917 1921 1928 1933 D06 44 Felix Calonder GR 12 June 1913 12 February 1920 Home Affairs • Political [7] FDP/PRD 1918 C09 45 Gustave Ador GE 26 June 1917 31 December 1919 Political • Home Affairs LPS/PLS 1919 E09 46 Robert Haab ZH 13 December 1917 31 December 1929 Posts and Railways FDP/PRD 1922 1929 A07 47 Karl Scheurer BE 11 December 1919 14 November 1929 Military FDP/PRD 1923 Died in office. B05 48 Ernest Chuard VD 11 December 1919 31 December 1928 Home Affairs FDP/PRD 1924 G07 49 Jean-Marie Musy FR 11 December 1919 30 April 1934 Finance and Customs CVP/PDC 1925 1930 E10 50 Heinrich Häberlin TG 12 February 1920 12 March 1934 Justice and Police FDP/PRD 1926 1931 C10 51 Marcel Pilet-Golaz VD 13 December 1928 7 November 1944 Home Affairs • Posts and Railways • Political FDP/PRD 1934 1940 G08 52 Rudolf Minger BE 12 December 1929 31 December 1940 Military SVP/UDC 1935 B06 53 Albert Meyer ZH 12 December 1929 31 December 1938 Home Affairs • Finance and Customs FDP/PRD 1936 A08 54 Johannes Baumann AR 22 March 1934 31 December 1940 Justice and Police FDP/PRD 1938 C11 55 Philipp Etter ZG 28 March 1934 19 November 1959 Home Affairs CVP/PDC 1939 1942 1947 1953 E11 56 Hermann Obrecht SO 4 April 1935 20 June 1940 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD — D07 57 Ernst Wetter ZH 15 December 1938 31 December 1943 Finance and Customs FDP/PRD 1941 A09 58 Enrico Celio TI 22 February 1940 23 June 1950 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC 1943 1948 F06 59 Walther Stampfli SO 18 July 1940 18 November 1947 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1944 D08 60 Eduard von Steiger BE 10 December 1940 9 November 1951 Justice and Police SVP/UDC 1945 1951 B07 61 Karl Kobelt SG 10 December 1940 5 November 1954 Military FDP/PRD 1946 1952 C12 62 Ernst Nobs ZH 15 December 1943 13 November 1951 Finance and Customs SPS/PSS 1949 A10 63 Max Petitpierre NE 14 December 1944 30 June 1961 Political FDP/PRD 1950 1955 1960 G09 64 Rodolphe Rubattel VD 11 December 1947 1 November 1954 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1954 D09 65 Josef Escher VS 14 September 1950 26 November 1954 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC — F07 66 Markus Feldmann BE 13 December 1951 3 November 1958 Justice and Police SVP/UDC 1956 B08 67 Max Weber ZH 13 December 1951 8 December 1953 Finance and Customs SPS/PSS — A11 68 Hans Streuli ZH 22 December 1953 19 November 1959 Finance and Customs FDP/PRD 1957 A12 69 Thomas Holenstein SG 16 December 1954 20 November 1959 Economic Affairs CVP/PDC 1958 F08 70 Paul Chaudet VD 16 December 1954 28 November 1966 Military FDP/PRD 1959 1962 D10 71 Giuseppe Lepori TI 16 December 1954 24 November 1959 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC — C13 72 Friedrich Traugott Wahlen BE 11 December 1958 31 December 1965 Justice and Police • Economic Affairs • Political SVP/UDC 1961 B09 73 Jean Bourgknecht FR 17 December 1959 3 September 1962 Finance and Research CVP/PDC — E12 74 Willy Spühler ZH 17 December 1959 31 January 1970 Posts and Railways • Political SPS/PSS 1963 1968 A13 75 Ludwig von Moos OW 17 December 1959 31 December 1971 Justice and Police CVP/PDC 1964 1969 F09 76 Hans-Peter Tschudi BS 17 December 1959 31 December 1973 Home Affairs SPS/PSS 1965 1970 C14 77 Hans Schaffner AG 15 June 1961 31 December 1969 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1966 G10 78 Roger Bonvin VS 27 September 1962 31 December 1973 Finance and Customs • Transport, Energy, Communications CVP/PDC 1967 1973 E13 79 Rudolf Gnägi BE 8 December 1965 31 December 1979 Transport, Energy, Communications • Military SVP/UDC 1971 1976 B10 80 Nello Celio TI 15 December 1966 31 December 1973 Military • Finance and Customs FDP/PRD 1972 D11 81 Pierre Graber NE 10 December 1969 31 January 1978 Political SPS/PSS 1975 A14 82 Ernst Brugger ZH 10 December 1969 31 January 1978 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1974 G11 83 Kurt Furgler SG 8 December 1971 31 December 1986 Justice and Police • Economic Affairs CVP/PDC 1977 1981 1985 F10 84 Willi Ritschard SO 5 December 1973 3 October 1983 Transport, Energy, Communications • Finance SPS/PSS 1978 Died in office. C15 85 Hans Hürlimann ZG 5 December 1973 31 December 1982 Home Affairs CVP/PDC 1979 E14 86 Georges-André Chevallaz VD 5 December 1973 31 December 1983 Finance and Customs • Military FDP/PRD 1980 D12 87 Fritz Honegger ZH 7 December 1977 31 December 1982 Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1982 G12 88 Pierre Aubert NE 7 December 1977 31 December 1987 Political SPS/PSS 1983 1987 A15 89 Leon Schlumpf GR 5 December 1979 31 December 1987 Transport, Energy, Communications SVP/UDC 1984 B11 90 Alphons Egli LU 8 December 1982 31 December 1986 Home Affairs CVP/PDC 1986 E15 91 Rudolf Friedrich ZH 8 December 1982 20 October 1984 Justice and Police FDP/PRD — G13 92 Otto Stich SO 7 December 1983 31 October 1995 Finance SPS/PSS 1988 1994 C16 93 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz VD 7 December 1983 30 March 1998 Military • Economic Affairs FDP/PRD 1989 1996 D13 94 Elisabeth Kopp ZH 2 October 1984 12 January 1989 Justice and Police FDP/PRD — First female Federal Councillor. G14 95 Arnold Koller AI 10 December 1986 13 January 1999 Justice and Police • Military CVP/PDC 1990 1997 F11 96 Flavio Cotti TI 10 December 1986 13 January 1999 Home Affairs • Foreign Affairs CVP/PDC 1991 1998 E16 97 René Felber NE 9 December 1987 31 March 1993 Foreign Affairs SPS/PSS 1992 A16 98 Adolf Ogi BE 9 December 1987 31 December 2000 Transport, Energy, Communications • Military SVP/UDC 1993 2000 B12 99 Kaspar Villiger LU 1 February 1989 31 December 2003 Military • Finance FDP/PRD 1995 2002 G15 100 Ruth Dreifuss GE 10 March 1993 31 December 2002 Home Affairs SPS/PSS 1999 Elected after Francis Matthey declined the election. A17 101 Moritz Leuenberger ZH 27 September 1995 1 November 2010 Transport, Energy, Communications SPS/PSS 2001 2006 C17 102 Pascal Couchepin VS 11 March 1998 31 October 2009 Economic Affairs • Home Affairs FDP/PRD 2003 2008 D14 103 Ruth Metzler AI 11 March 1999 31 December 2003 Justice and Police CVP/PDC — Not reelected .[11] F12 104 Joseph Deiss FR 11 March 1999 31 July 2006 Foreign Affairs • Economic Affairs CVP/PDC 2004 E17 105 Samuel Schmid BE 6 December 2000 31 December 2008 [12] Defence, Civil Protection and Sport SVP/UDC 2005 Switched to the BDP/PBD in 2008. B13 106 Micheline Calmy-Rey GE 4 December 2002 31 December 2011 Foreign Affairs SPS/PSS 2007 2011 A18 107 Christoph Blocher ZH 10 December 2003 31 December 2007 Justice and Police SVP/UDC — Not reelected .[13] F13 108 Hans-Rudolf Merz AR 10 December 2003 1 November 2010 Finance FDP/PRD 2009 G16 109 Doris Leuthard AG 14 June 2006 31 December 2018 Economic Affairs • Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications CVP/PDC 2010 2017 E18 110 Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf GR 12 December 2007 31 December 2015 Justice and Police • Finance BDP/PBD 2012 First elected for the SVP/UDC , switched in 2008. F14 111 Ueli Maurer ZH 10 December 2008 31 December 2022 Defence, Civil Protection and Sport • Finance SVP/UDC 2013 2019 B14 112 Didier Burkhalter NE 16 September 2009 31 October 2017 Home Affairs • Foreign Affairs FDP/PLR 2014 D15 113 Simonetta Sommaruga BE 22 September 2010 31 December 2022 Justice and Police • Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications SPS/PSS 2015 2020 C18 114 Johann Schneider-Ammann BE 22 September 2010 31 December 2018 Economic Affairs FDP/PLR 2016 G17 115 Alain Berset FR 14 December 2011 31 December 2023 Home Affairs SPS/PSS 2018 2023 A19 116 Guy Parmelin VD 9 December 2015 Incumbent Defence, Civil Protection and Sport • Economic Affairs, Education and Research SVP/UDC 2021 F15 117 Ignazio Cassis TI 20 September 2017 Incumbent Foreign Affairs FDP/PLR 2022 D16 118 Viola Amherd VS 5 December 2018 Incumbent Defence, Civil Protection and Sport CVP/PDC 2024 The CVP/PDC merged into The Centre in 2021. E19 119 Karin Keller-Sutter SG 5 December 2018 Incumbent Justice and Police • Finance FDP/PLR – G18 120 Albert Rösti BE 7 December 2022 Incumbent Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications SVP/UDC – B15 121 Élisabeth Baume-Schneider JU 7 December 2022 Incumbent Justice and Police ・Home Affairs SPS/PSS – C19 122 Beat Jans BS 13 December 2023 Incumbent Justice and Police SPS/PSS – A20