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.


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

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