Swiss Federal Council

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

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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 Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: 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 Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
surface form: Swiss Confederation
languageRegime multilingual
legalBasis Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
surface form: Swiss Federal Constitution
meetsIn Federal Palace of Switzerland
surface form: 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 Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Federal Assembly of Switzerland
responsibleTo Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Federal Assembly of Switzerland
role collective head of state of Switzerland
executive branch of the Swiss Confederation
Swiss federal government
surface form: federal government of Switzerland
seat Federal Palace of Switzerland
seatCity Bern
supportsBy Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
termLengthYears 4

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Additional Protocol I depositary Swiss Federal Council
Additional Protocol II depositary Swiss Federal Council
Additional Protocol III depositary Swiss Federal Council
Swiss federal government officialName Swiss Federal Council
Swiss federal government nativeName Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Bundesrat
Swiss federal government nativeName Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Conseil fédéral
Swiss federal government nativeName Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Consiglio federale
Swiss federal government memberTitle Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Councillor
Swiss federal government chairpersonTitle Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: President of the Swiss Confederation
Micheline Calmy-Rey officeContested Swiss Federal Council
Micheline Calmy-Rey employer Swiss Federal Council
Bern isSeatOf Swiss Federal Council
ETH Board reportsTo Swiss Federal Council
Moritz Leuenberger memberOf Swiss Federal Council
Moritz Leuenberger officeContested Swiss Federal Council
Swiss Army subordinateTo Swiss Federal Council
Swiss Army commanderInChief Swiss Federal Council
Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize notableRecipient Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Second Geneva Convention hasDepositary Swiss Federal Council
Third Geneva Convention depositedWith Swiss Federal Council
Cussegl federal hasNameInLanguage Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Conseil fédéral
Cussegl federal hasNameInLanguage Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Consiglio federale
Federal Palace of Switzerland governingBody Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation promulgatedBy Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs parentOrganization Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Federal Department of Finance parentOrganization Swiss Federal Council
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications appointedBy Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Bern, Switzerland isSeatOf Swiss Federal Council
subject surface form: Bern
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 depository Swiss Federal Council
Calmy-Rey officeContested Swiss Federal Council
subject surface form: Micheline Calmy-Rey
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation partOf Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation memberOf Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
First Geneva Convention of 1864 draftedBy Swiss Federal Council
First Geneva Convention of 1864 convenedBy Swiss Federal Council
Swiss Academy of Sciences advises Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: government of Switzerland
Bundesversammlung elects Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Bundesversammlung supervises Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland
Assemblée fédérale elects Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
Assemblée fédérale supervises Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
Federal Council officialNameGerman Swiss Federal Council
subject surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Schweizerischer Bundesrat
Federal Council officialNameFrench Swiss Federal Council
subject surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Conseil fédéral suisse
Federal Council officialNameItalian Swiss Federal Council
subject surface form: Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Consiglio federale svizzero
Swiss Federal Roads Office subordinateTo Swiss Federal Council
Council of State of Valais cooperatesWith Swiss Federal Council
this entity surface form: Federal Council of Switzerland