Swiss Federal Council

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collective head of state collegial executive body federal cabinet

The Swiss Federal Council is the seven-member executive government of Switzerland that collectively serves as both the federal cabinet and head of state.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collective head of state → collegial executive body → federal cabinet →
appoints	Federal Chancellor of Switzerland → federal secretaries of state →
budgetaryRole	prepares federal budget →
cannotBeDissolvedBy	no-confidence vote →
collectiveDecisionMaking	yes →
country	Switzerland →
crisisRole	manages national crises and emergencies →
eachMemberHeads	federal department →
electedBy	Federal Assembly of Switzerland →
electionMethod	joint session of National Council and Council of States →
establishedInYear	1848 →
governmentSystemContext	Swiss direct democracy →
hasMemberType	Federal Councillor →
hasPosition	President of the Swiss Confederation → Vice President of the Swiss Confederation →
hasSubBody	Federal Chancellery of Switzerland →
jurisdiction	Swiss Confederation →
languageRegime	multilingual →
legalBasis	Swiss Federal Constitution →
meetsIn	Federal Palace west wing →
numberOfDepartments	7 →
numberOfMembers	7 →
officialLanguagesUsed	French → German → Italian → Romansh (partially) →
power	conducts foreign policy of Switzerland → issues ordinances → oversees federal administration → submits draft legislation to Federal Assembly →
presidencyNature	primus inter pares →
presidencyRotation	annual →
presidencySelection	elected by Federal Assembly from among councillors →
principle	collegiality → consensus democracy → power sharing →
reElection	possible →
reportsTo	Federal Assembly of Switzerland →
responsibleTo	Federal Assembly of Switzerland →
role	collective head of state of Switzerland → executive branch of the Swiss Confederation → federal government of Switzerland →
seat	Federal Palace of Switzerland →
seatCity	Bern →
supportsBy	Federal Chancellery of Switzerland →
termLengthYears	4 →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Additional Protocol I → Additional Protocol II → Additional Protocol III →	depositary
Swiss federal government ("Bundesrat") → Swiss federal government ("Conseil fédéral") → Swiss federal government ("Consiglio federale") →	nativeName
Micheline Calmy-Rey → Micheline Calmy-Rey → Moritz Leuenberger →	officeContested
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport → Federal Department of Finance → Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	parentOrganization
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 →	convenedBy
Geneva Convention I of 12 August 1949 → Third Geneva Convention →	depositedWith
Federal Palace of Switzerland ("Federal Council of Switzerland") → École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne →	governingBody
Cussegl federal ("Conseil fédéral") → Cussegl federal ("Consiglio federale") →	hasNameInLanguage
Bern → Bern →	isSeatOf
Moritz Leuenberger → Vice President of the Swiss Confederation ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	memberOf
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	appointedBy
Swiss federal government ("President of the Swiss Confederation") →	chairpersonTitle
Swiss Army →	commanderInChief
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 →	depository
Micheline Calmy-Rey →	employer
Second Geneva Convention →	hasDepositary
Swiss federal government ("Federal Councillor") →	memberTitle
Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	notableRecipient
Swiss federal government →	officialName
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War →	organizedBy
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	partOf
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ("Federal Council of Switzerland") →	promulgatedBy
ETH Board →	reportsTo
Swiss Army →	subordinateTo