Historical country records
Switzerland historical timeline
Switzerland
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category | Affiliation / detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1649 | Peace of Westphalia treaties go into effect, recognizing the sovereign independence of the full members of the Swiss Confederation | Leaders | |
| 12 Apr 1798 | proclamation of Helvetic Republic, One and Indivisible | Leaders | |
| 10 Mar 1803 | Napoléon's "Mediation" reestablishes the Swiss Confederation; canton sovereignty largely restored | Leaders | |
| 21 Nov 1848 | Federal Constitution goes into effect | Leaders | |
| 22 Apr 1798 - 31 May 1798 | Johann Lukas Legrand | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 1 Jun 1798 - 1 Jul 1798 | Urs Viktor Oberlin (1st time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 2 Jul 1798 - 31 Jul 1798 | Pierre Maurice Glayre (1st time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 1 Aug 1798 - 31 Aug 1798 | Frédéric César de La Harpe | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 1 Sep 1798 - 30 Sep 1798 | Peter Ochs (1st time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 1 Oct 1798 - 21 Nov 1798 | Frédéric César de La Harpe | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 22 Nov 1798 - 12 Jan 1799 | Urs Viktor Oberlin (2nd time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 13 Jan 1799 - 5 Mar 1799 | Pierre Maurice Glayre (2nd time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 6 Mar 1799 - 26 Apr 1799 | David Ludwig Bay | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 27 Apr 1799 - 23 Jun 1799 | Peter Ochs (2nd time) | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 24 Jun 1799 - 4 Sep 1799 | Frédéric César de La Harpe | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 5 Sep 1799 - 17 Nov 1799 | François Pierre Savary | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 18 Nov 1799 - 7 Jan 1800 | Johann Rudolf Dolder | Presidents of the Executive Directory | |
| 7 Jan 1800 - 11 Jan 1800 | Johann Rudolf Dolder | President of the Provisional Executive Power | |
| 12 Jan 1800 - 27 May 1800 | Johann Rudolf Dolder | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Commission | |
| 28 May 1800 - 25 Jun 1800 | Karl Albrecht Frisching | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Commission | |
| 26 Jun 1800 - 23 Jul 1800 | François Pierre Savary | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Commission | |
| 24 Jul 1800 - 8 Aug 1800 | Johann Konrad Finsler | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Commission | |
| 9 Aug 1800 - 30 Sep 1800 | Karl Albrecht Frisching (1st time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Oct 1800 - 31 Oct 1800 | Johann Rudolf Dolder (1st time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Nov 1800 - 30 Nov 1800 | Karl Friedrich Zimmermann | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Dec 1800 - 31 Dec 1800 | Johann Jakob Schmid (1st time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Jan 1801 - 31 Jan 1801 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (1st time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Feb 1801 - 28 Feb 1801 | François Pierre Savary (1st time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Mar 1801 - 31 Mar 1801 | Karl Albrecht Frisching (2nd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Apr 1801 - 30 Apr 1801 | Johann Rudolf Dolder (2nd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 May 1801 - 31 May 1801 | Karl Friedrich Zimmermann | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Jun 1801 - 30 Jun 1801 | François Pierre Savary (2nd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Jul 1801 - 31 Jul 1801 | Johann Jakob Schmid (2nd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Aug 1801 - 31 Aug 1801 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (2nd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Sep 1801 - 30 Sep 1801 | Paulus Usteri | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 1 Oct 1801 - 27 Oct 1801 | Johann Rudolf Dolder (3rd time) | Presidents of the Provisional Executive Council | |
| 28 Oct 1801 - 22 Nov 1801 | Johann Rudolf Dolder | President of the Provisional Executive | |
| 23 Nov 1801 - 6 Feb 1802 | Aloys Reding von Biberegg | Erster Landammann/Premier Landamman | |
| 6 Feb 1802 - 20 Apr 1802 | Aloys Reding von Biberegg | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 20 Apr 1802 - 5 Jul 1802 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (acting) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 5 Jul 1802 - 8 Mar 1803 | Johann Rudolf Dolder | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 10 Mar 1803 - 31 Dec 1803 | Louis d'Affry (1st time) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1804 - 31 Dec 1804 | Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1805 - 31 Dec 1805 | Peter Josef Johann Anton von Glutz-Ruchti (b. 1754 - d. 1835) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1806 - 31 Dec 1806 | Andreas Merian | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1807 - 31 Dec 1807 | Hans von Reinhard (1st time) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1808 - 31 Dec 1808 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (1st time) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1809 - 31 Dec 1809 | Louis d'Affry (2nd time) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1810 - 31 Dec 1810 | Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1811 - 31 Dec 1811 | Heinrich Daniel Balthasar Josef Grimm von Wartenfels (b. 1754 - d. 1821) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1812 - 31 Dec 1812 | Peter Burckhardt | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 1 Jan 1813 - 31 Dec 1813 | Hans von Reinhard (2nd time) | Landammänner/Landammans | |
| 6 Apr 1814 - 1814 | Hans von Reinhard (1st time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 24 Jun 1814 - 12 Dec 1814 | Hans Konrad von Escher vom Luchs | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 12 Dec 1814 - 21 Dec 1814 | Johann Konrad Finsler (interim) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 21 Dec 1814 - 31 Dec 1815 | David von Wyss II (1st time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1816 - 31 Dec 1816 | Hans von Reinhard (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1817 - 31 Dec 1817 | Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1818 - 31 Dec 1818 | Niklaus Friedrich von Mülinen | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1819 - 31 Dec 1819 | Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn (1st time) (b. 1777 - d. 1848) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1820 - 31 Dec 1820 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1821 - 31 Dec 1821 | David von Wyss II (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1822 - 31 Dec 1822 | Hans von Reinhard (3rd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1823 - 31 Dec 1823 | Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1824 - 31 Dec 1824 | Niklaus Friedrich von Mülinen | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1825 - 31 Dec 1825 | Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn (2nd time) (s.a.) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1826 - 31 Dec 1826 | Vinzenz Rüttimann (3rd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1827 - 31 Dec 1827 | David von Wyss II (3rd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1828 - 31 Dec 1828 | Hans von Reinhard (4th time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1829 - 31 Dec 1829 | Niklaus Rudolf von Wattenwyl | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1830 - 31 Dec 1830 | Emanuel Friedrich von Fischer | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1831 - 31 Dec 1831 | Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn (3rd time) (s.a.) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1832 - 31 Dec 1832 | Eduard Pfyffer von Altishoven | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1833 - 31 Dec 1833 | Johann Jakob Hess (1st time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1834 - 31 Dec 1834 | Konrad Melchior Hirzel | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1835 - 31 Dec 1835 | Franz Karl von Tavel | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1836 - 31 Dec 1836 | Karl Friedrich Tscharner | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1837 - 31 Dec 1837 | Josef Karl Xaver Leopold Leodegar Amrhyn (4th time) (s.a.) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1838 - 31 Dec 1838 | Georg Jakob Kopp | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1839 - 31 Dec 1839 | Johann Jakob Hess (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1840 - 31 Dec 1840 | Johann Konrad von Muralt | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1841 - 31 Dec 1841 | Johann Karl Friedrich Neuhaus | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1842 - 31 Dec 1842 | Karl Friedrich Tscharner | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1843 - 31 Dec 1843 | Rudolf Rüttimann | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1844 - 31 Dec 1844 | Konstantin Siegwart-Müller | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1845 - 2 Apr 1845 | Johann Heinrich Emmanuel Mousson | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 2 Apr 1845 - 31 Dec 1845 | Jonas Furrer | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1846 - 31 Dec 1846 | Johann Ulrich Zehnder | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 1 Jan 1847 - 28 May 1847 | Alexander Ludwig Funk (1st time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 28 May 1847 - 5 Nov 1847 | Ulrich Ochsenbein (1st time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 5 Nov 1847 - 2 Dec 1847 | Johann Rudolf Schneider (acting) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 2 Dec 1847 - 31 May 1848 | Ulrich Ochsenbein (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 31 May 1848 - 20 Nov 1848 | Alexander Ludwig Funk (2nd time) | Presidents of the Diet | |
| 21 Nov 1848 - 31 Dec 1849 | Jonas Furrer (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1850 - 31 Dec 1850 | Henri Druey | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1851 - 31 Dec 1851 | Martin J. Munzinger | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1852 - 31 Dec 1852 | Jonas Furrer (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1853 - 31 Dec 1853 | Wilhelm Matthias Näff | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1854 - 31 Dec 1854 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1855 - 31 Dec 1855 | Jonas Furrer (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1856 - 31 Dec 1856 | Jakob Stämpfli (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1857 - 31 Dec 1857 | Constant Fornerod (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1858 - 31 Dec 1858 | Jonas Furrer (4th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1859 - 31 Dec 1859 | Jakob Stämpfli (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1860 - 31 Dec 1860 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1861 - 31 Dec 1861 | Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1862 - 31 Dec 1862 | Jakob Stämpfli (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1863 - 31 Dec 1863 | Constant Fornerod (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1864 - 31 Dec 1864 | Jakob Dubs (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1865 - 31 Dec 1865 | Karl Schenk (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1866 - 31 Dec 1866 | Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Dec 1867 | Constant Fornerod (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1868 - 31 Dec 1868 | Jakob Dubs (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1869 - 31 Dec 1869 | Emil Welti (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1870 | Jakob Dubs (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1871 - 31 Dec 1871 | Karl Schenk (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1872 - 31 Dec 1872 | Emil Welti (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1873 - 31 Dec 1873 | Paul Cérésole | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1874 - 31 Dec 1874 | Karl Schenk (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1875 | Johann Jakob Scherer | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1876 - 31 Dec 1876 | Emil Welti (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1877 | Joachim Heer | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1878 - 31 Dec 1878 | Karl Schenk (4th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1879 - 31 Dec 1879 | Bernhard Hammer (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1880 - 31 Dec 1880 | Emil Welti (4th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1881 - 31 Dec 1881 | Numa Droz (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1882 - 31 Dec 1882 | Simeon Bavier | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1883 - 31 Dec 1883 | Louis Ruchonnet (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1884 - 31 Dec 1884 | Emil Welti (5th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1885 - 31 Dec 1885 | Karl Schenk (5th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1886 - 31 Dec 1886 | Adolf Deucher (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1887 - 31 Dec 1887 | Numa Droz (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1888 - 27 Nov 1888 | Wilhelm Friedrich Hertenstein FDP | Presidents | |
| 27 Nov 1888 - 31 Dec 1889 | Bernhard Hammer (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1890 - 31 Dec 1890 | Louis Ruchonnet (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1891 - 31 Dec 1891 | Emil Welti (6th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1892 - 31 Dec 1892 | Walter Hauser (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1893 - 31 Dec 1893 | Karl Schenk (6th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1894 - 31 Dec 1894 | Emil Frey | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1895 - 31 Dec 1895 | Joseph Zemp (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1896 - 31 Dec 1896 | Adrien Lachenal | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1897 - 31 Dec 1897 | Adolf Deucher (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1898 - 31 Dec 1898 | Eugène Ruffy | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1899 - 31 Dec 1899 | Eduard Müller (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1900 | Walter Hauser (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1901 - 31 Dec 1901 | Ernst Brenner (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1902 - 31 Dec 1902 | Joseph Zemp (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1903 | Adolf Deucher (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1904 - 31 Dec 1904 | Robert Comtesse (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1905 - 31 Dec 1905 | Marc-Émile Ruchet (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1906 - 31 Dec 1906 | Ludwig Forrer (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1907 - 31 Dec 1907 | Eduard Müller (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1908 - 31 Dec 1908 | Ernst Brenner (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1909 - 31 Dec 1909 | Adolf Deucher (4th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1910 | Robert Comtesse (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1911 - 31 Dec 1911 | Marc-Émile Ruchet (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1912 | Ludwig Forrer (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1913 - 31 Dec 1913 | Eduard Müller (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1914 - 31 Dec 1914 | Arthur Hoffmann | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1915 - 31 Dec 1915 | Giuseppe Motta (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1916 - 31 Dec 1916 | Camille Decoppet | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1917 | Edmund Schulthess (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1918 - 31 Dec 1918 | Felix Calonder | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1919 - 31 Dec 1919 | Gustave Ador | Presidents | LPS |
| 1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920 | Giuseppe Motta (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1921 | Edmund Schulthess (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1922 - 31 Dec 1922 | Robert Haab (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1923 | Karl Alfred Scheurer | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1924 - 31 Dec 1924 | Ernest Chuard | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 | Jean-Marie Musy (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1926 - 31 Dec 1926 | Heinrich Häberlin (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1927 | Giuseppe Motta (3rd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1928 - 31 Dec 1928 | Edmund Schulthess (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929 | Robert Haab (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1930 | Jean-Marie Musy (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1931 - 31 Dec 1931 | Heinrich Häberlin (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1932 | Giuseppe Motta (4th time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1933 | Edmund Schulthess (4th time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1934 | Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1st time) FDP | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1935 | Rudolf Minger | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1936 | Albert Meyer | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1937 | Giuseppe Motta (5th time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938 | Johannes Baumann | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939 | Philipp Etter (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 | Marcel Pilet-Golaz (2nd time) FDP | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 | Ernst Wetter | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942 | Philipp Etter (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 | Enrico Celio (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944 | Walter Stampfli | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945 | Eduard von Steiger (1st time) SVP | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946 | Karl Kobelt (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947 | Philipp Etter (3rd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 1948 | Enrico Celio (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1949 - 31 Dec 1949 | Ernst Nobs | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1950 - 31 Dec 1950 | Max Petitpierre (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1951 - 31 Dec 1951 | Eduard von Steiger (2nd time) SVP | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1952 - 31 Dec 1952 | Karl Kobelt (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1953 - 31 Dec 1953 | Philipp Etter (4th time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1954 - 31 Dec 1954 | Rodolphe Rubattel | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1955 - 31 Dec 1955 | Max Petitpierre (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1956 - 31 Dec 1956 | Markus Feldmann | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1957 - 31 Dec 1957 | Hans Streuli | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1958 - 31 Dec 1958 | Thomas Holenstein | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1959 - 31 Dec 1959 | Paul Chaudet (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1960 - 31 Dec 1960 | Max Petitpierre (3rd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1961 - 31 Dec 1961 | Friedrich Traugott Wahlen | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1962 - 31 Dec 1962 | Paul Chaudet (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1963 - 31 Dec 1963 | Willy Spühler (1st time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1964 - 31 Dec 1964 | Ludwig von Moos (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1965 - 31 Dec 1965 | Hans Peter Tschudi (1st time) SPS | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1966 - 31 Dec 1966 | Hans Schaffner | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1967 - 31 Dec 1967 | Roger Bonvin (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1968 - 31 Dec 1968 | Willy Spühler (2nd time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1969 - 31 Dec 1969 | Ludwig von Moos (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1970 - 31 Dec 1970 | Hans Peter Tschudi (2nd time) SPS | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1971 - 31 Dec 1971 | Rudolf Gnägi (1st time) | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1972 - 31 Dec 1972 | Nello Celio | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1973 - 31 Dec 1973 | Roger Bonvin (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1974 - 31 Dec 1974 | Ernst Brugger | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1975 - 31 Dec 1975 | Pierre Graber | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1976 - 31 Dec 1976 | Rudolf Gnägi (2nd time) | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1977 - 31 Dec 1977 | Kurt Furgler (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1978 - 31 Dec 1978 | Willi Ritschard | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1979 - 31 Dec 1979 | Hans Hürlimann | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1980 - 31 Dec 1980 | Georges-André Chevallaz | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1981 - 31 Dec 1981 | Kurt Furgler (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1982 - 31 Dec 1982 | Fritz Honegger | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1983 - 31 Dec 1983 | Pierre Aubert (1st time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1984 | Leon Schlumpf | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1985 - 31 Dec 1985 | Kurt Furgler (3rd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1986 | Alphons Egli | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1987 - 31 Dec 1987 | Pierre Aubert (2nd time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1988 - 31 Dec 1988 | Otto Stich (1st time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1989 - 31 Dec 1989 | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1990 | Arnold Koller (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1991 | Flavio Cotti (1st time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1992 | René Felber | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993 | Adolf Ogi (1st time) | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 1994 | Otto Stich (2nd time) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 1995 - 31 Dec 1995 | Kaspar Villiger (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 1996 - 31 Dec 1996 | Jean-Pascal Delamuraz | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 1997 - 31 Dec 1997 | Arnold Koller (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 1998 | Flavio Cotti (2nd time) | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 1999 - 31 Dec 1999 | Ruth Dreifuss (f) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2000 | Adolf Ogi (2nd time) | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2001 | Moritz Leuenberger (1st time) SPS | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 2002 - 31 Dec 2002 | Kaspar Villiger (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2003 | Pascal Couchepin (1st time) | Presidents | FDP |
| 1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004 | Joseph Deiss | Presidents | CVP |
| 1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2005 | Samuel Schmid | Presidents | SVP |
| 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006 | Moritz Leuenberger (2nd time) SPS | Presidents | |
| 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2007 | Micheline Calmy-Rey (f) | Presidents | SPS |
| 1 Jan 2008 - | Pascal Couchepin (2nd time) | Presidents | FDP |