Federal Councillor
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A Federal Councillor is a member of Switzerland’s seven-person executive government, collectively serving as both head of state and head of government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Councillor canonical | 20 |
| Conseiller fédéral | 1 |
| Federal Councillor responsible for justice and police | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government minister
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
|
| associatedWithPractice | magic formula (Swiss party power-sharing) ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Swiss collegial executive system ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of Switzerland ⓘ |
| cannotBeRemovedBy | vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| chairsDepartment | federal department (ministry) ⓘ |
| collectiveBody | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryGovernmentType | federal semi-direct democracy ⓘ |
| electionMethod | indirect election by parliament ⓘ |
| eligibleForOffice | member of Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| equivalentOfficeInFrench |
Federal Councillor
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Conseiller fédéral
|
| equivalentOfficeInGerman |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesrat (Mitglied des Bundesrates)
|
| equivalentOfficeInItalian | Consigliere federale ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | federal administration of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveResponsibility | true ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Federal Councillor self-link ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| languageContext |
French language political term
ⓘ
German language political term ⓘ Italian language political term ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss federal constitution
|
| memberOf |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
|
| numberOfOfficeHoldersInBody | 7 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| officeType | collegial executive office ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Swiss federal government
ⓘ
weekly Federal Council meetings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
|
| politicalSystemFeature | consociationalism in Switzerland ⓘ |
| protocolRank | highest federal executive office in Switzerland ⓘ |
| reElectionCustom | usually re-elected until voluntary resignation ⓘ |
| residence | Bern ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment |
collective head of government
ⓘ
collective head of state ⓘ member of the federal executive ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | federal level ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
Assemblée fédérale
ⓘ
surface form:
United Federal Assembly
|
| sharesHeadOfStateRoleWith | other members of the Federal Council of Switzerland ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution
|
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | true ⓘ |
| typicalBackground | Swiss national-level politician ⓘ |
| workLocation | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Councillor responsible for justice and police
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
→
hasMinisterTitle
→
Federal Councillor
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form:
Conseiller fédéral
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Switzerland)