Federal Chancellor of Switzerland

Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
(in German) Bundeskanzler(in)
(in French) Chancelier(-ière) fédéral(e)
(in Italian) Cancelliere(-a) della Confederazione
(in Romansh) Chancelier(a) federal(a)
Federal Chancellor of Switzerland ; (in German) Bundeskanzler(in); (in French) Chancelier(-ière) fédéral(e); (in Italian) Cancelliere(-a) della Confederazione; (in Romansh) Chancelier(a) federal(a)
	Federal logo of the Swiss Confederation
	Incumbent; Viktor Rossi; since 1 January 2024
Residence	Federal Palace
Term length	Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Jean-Marc Mousson
Formation	1803
Website	www.bk.admin.ch

The Federal Chancellor (German: Bundeskanzler(in); French: Chancelier(-ière) fédéral(e); Italian: Cancelliere(-a) della Confederazione; Romansh: Chancelier(a) federal(a)) is the head of the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. It acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council. The Swiss Chancellor is not a member of the government.

The Federal Chancellor is elected for a four-year term by the Federal Assembly. The current Chancellor, Viktor Rossi who began his term on 1 January 2024.

List of Federal Chancellors[change | change source]

#	From-To	Name	Born-Died		Canton
1	1803–1830	Jean Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson	1776–1861	Liberal	Vaud
2	1830–1847	Josef Franz Karl Amrhyn	1800–1849	Liberal	Lucerne
3	1848–1881	Johann Ulrich Schiess	1813–1883	Liberal	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
4	1882–1909	Gottlieb Ringier	1837–1929	Liberal	Aargau
5	1910–1918	Hans Schatzmann	1848–1923	Free Democratic Party	Aargau
6	1919–1925	Adolf von Steiger	1859–1925	Free Democratic Party	Bern
7	1925–1934	Robert Käslin	1871–1934	Free Democratic Party	Nidwalden
8	1934–1943	George Bovet	1874–1946	Free Democratic Party	Neuchâtel
9	1944–1951	Oskar Leimgruber	1886–1976	Christian Democratic People's Party	Fribourg
10	1951–1967	Charles Oser	1902–1994	Free Democratic Party	Basel-City
11	1968–1981	Karl Huber	1915–2002	Christian Democratic People's Party	St. Gallen
12	1981–1991	Walter Buser	1926–2019	Social Democratic Party	Basel-Landschaft
13	1991–1999	François Couchepin	1935–2023	Free Democratic Party	Valais
14	1 January 2000 – 31 December 2007	Annemarie Huber-Hotz	1948–2019	Free Democratic Party	Zug
15	1 January 2008 – 31 December 2015	Corina Casanova	1956–	Christian Democratic People's Party	Graubünden
16	1 January 2016 – 31 December 2023	Walter Thurnherr	1963–	Christian Democratic People's Party	Aargau
17	1 January 2024 – present	Viktor Rossi	1968–	Green Liberal Party	Bern