1st President of the Council Jonas Furrer
10th Council President Constant Fornero
13th Council President Jacob Dubs
19th and 27th President of the Council Emil Velti
24th President of the Council Karl Schenk
31st President of the Council Eugene Borel
34th President of the Council Augustine Keller
40th President of the Board of Numa Dro
51st Council President Walter Hauser
78th President of the Council Arthur Hoffman
79th Council President Adrien Lachenal
87th Council President Felix Kalonder
96th Council President Johannes Bauman
177th Council President Carlo Schmid-Sutter
181st Council President Fritz Schisser
182nd Council President Bruno Frick
183rd President of the Council Rolf Buttiker
184th President of the Council Peter Beery
185th President of the Council Christoffel Brandley
186th President of the Council Alain Berse
187th Council President Eric Forster-Vannini
The list includes the presidents of the Council of Cantons - the upper house of the Swiss Federal Assembly .
| Name | Start of term | End of term | Canton | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Furrer | November 6, 1848 | November 21, 1848 | Zurich | RDP |
| Francois Briatt | November 21, 1848 | May 9, 1850 | In | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Ruttiman | July 1, 1850 | December 21, 1850 | Zurich | RDP |
| Paul Migi | July 7, 1851 | August 27, 1851 | Berne | RDP |
| Karl Kappeler | December 1, 1851 | December 23, 1851 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Francois Briatt | July 5, 1852 | February 4, 1853 | In | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Bloomer | July 4, 1853 | February 9, 1854 | Glarus | RDP |
| James Fazy | July 3, 1854 | July 22, 1854 | Geneva | RDP |
| Karl Kappeler | December 4, 1854 | December 21, 1854 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Constant Fornero | July 2, 1855 | July 12, 1855 | In | RDP |
| Samuel Schwartz | July 12, 1855 | July 22, 1855 | Argau | RDP |
| Aime Umber | January 21, 1856 | February 7, 1856 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Jacob Dubs | July 7, 1856 | September 27, 1856 | Zurich | RDP |
| Francois Briatt | December 27, 1856 | June 12, 1857 | In | RDP |
| Johann Baptist Weder | July 6, 1857 | August 5, 1857 | St gallen | RDP |
| August Stekhelin-Brunner | December 7, 1857 | December 23, 1857 | Basel Stadt | RDP |
| Niklaus Niggler | July 5, 1858 | May 5, 1859 | Berne | RDP |
| Francois Briatt | July 4, 1859 | February 3, 1860 | In | RDP |
| Emil Velti | March 29, 1860 | July 21, 1860 | Argau | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Bloomer | December 3, 1860 | December 22, 1860 | Glarus | RDP |
| Nikolaus Hermann | July 1, 1861 | February 8, 1862 | Obwalden | RDP |
| Wilhelm Vigier | July 7, 1862 | January 31, 1863 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Edward Heberlin | July 6, 1863 | August 1, 1863 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Karl Schenk | December 7, 1863 | December 23, 1863 | Berne | RDP |
| Jules Rogen | July 4, 1864 | December 17, 1864 | In | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Ruttiman | July 3, 1865 | February 24, 1866 | Zurich | RDP |
| Emil Velti | July 2, 1866 | July 21, 1866 | Argau | RDP |
| Christian Sali | December 3, 1866 | December 22, 1866 | Berne | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Bloomer | July 1, 1867 | December 21, 1867 | Glarus | RDP |
| Arnold Otto Epley | July 6, 1868 | December 23, 1868 | St gallen | RDP |
| Eugene Borel | July 5, 1869 | October 22, 1869 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Johann Weber | December 5, 1869 | February 1, 1870 | Berne | RDP |
| Abraham Stoker | July 4, 1870 | December 24, 1870 | Lucerne | RDP |
| Augustine Keller | July 3, 1871 | May 29, 1872 | Argau | RDP |
| Karl Kappeler | July 1, 1872 | July 20, 1872 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Jules Rogen | December 2, 1872 | December 24, 1872 | In | RDP |
| Alois Kopp | July 7, 1873 | May 29, 1874 | Lucerne | RDP |
| Alphonse Köklen | June 1, 1874 | March 20, 1875 | Basel Stadt | RDP |
| Gottlieb Ringier | June 7, 1875 | September 18, 1875 | Argau | RDP |
| Numea Dro | December 6, 1875 | March 6, 1876 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Sulzer | March 6, 1876 | June 5, 1876 | Zurich | RDP |
| Paul Nagel | June 5, 1876 | March 5, 1877 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Karl Hoffman | June 4, 1877 | June 3, 1878 | St gallen | RDP |
| Antoine Wessa | June 3, 1878 | December 2, 1878 | In | RDP |
| Florian Gengel | December 2, 1878 | June 2, 1879 | Graubunden | RDP |
| Karl Rudolph Stellin | June 2, 1879 | June 7, 1880 | Basel Stadt | RDP |
| Christian Sali | June 7, 1880 | June 6, 1881 | Berne | RDP |
| Karl Kappeler | June 6, 1881 | December 5, 1881 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Auguste Korn | December 5, 1881 | June 5, 1882 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Wilhelm Vigier | June 5, 1882 | June 18, 1883 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Walter Hauser | June 18, 1883 | June 3, 1884 | Zurich | RDP |
| Martin Birman | June 4, 1884 | December 1, 1884 | Basel Land | RDP |
| Theodor Wirtz | December 1, 1884 | June 1, 1885 | Obwalden | RDP |
| Isayas Zweifel | June 1, 1885 | June 7, 1886 | Glarus | RDP |
| Alphonse Bory | June 7, 1886 | April 12, 1887 | In | RDP |
| Albert Sherb | April 12, 1886 | June 6, 1887 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Adam Herzog-Weber | June 6, 1887 | December 5, 1887 | Lucerne | RDP |
| Alexander Gavar | December 5, 1887 | June 4, 1888 | Geneva | RDP |
| Gustav Schoch | June 4, 1888 | June 3, 1889 | Schaffhausen | RDP |
| Karl Hoffman | June 3, 1889 | June 2, 1890 | St gallen | RDP |
| Gustav muheim | June 2, 1890 | December 1, 1890 | Uri | PPCD |
| Armin Kellersberger | December 1, 1890 | June 1, 1891 | Argau | RDP |
| Fritz Gottisheim | June 1, 1891 | June 7, 1892 | Basel Stadt | RDP |
| Henri Schaller | June 7, 1892 | June 5, 1893 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Friedrich Aigley | June 5, 1893 | December 4, 1893 | Berne | LP |
| Oscar Munzinger | December 4, 1893 | June 4, 1894 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Henri de Torrente | June 4, 1894 | June 4, 1895 | Valais | PPCD |
| Adolphe Jordan-Martin | June 4, 1895 | June 1, 1896 | In | RDP |
| Johann Jacob Hol | June 1, 1896 | December 7, 1896 | Appenzell-ausserroden | LP |
| Otmar Blumer | December 7, 1896 | June 8, 1897 | Zurich | RDP |
| Lucius Rushine | June 8, 1897 | June 6, 1898 | Graubunden | RDP |
| Joseph Hildebrand | June 6, 1898 | June 5, 1899 | Zug | PPCD |
| Rinaldo Simen | June 5, 1899 | December 5, 1899 | Ticino | RDP |
| Arnold Robert | December 5, 1899 | June 5, 1900 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Georg Loiman | June 5, 1900 | June 3, 1901 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Karl Reichlin | June 3, 1901 | June 2, 1902 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Casimir von Arks | June 2, 1902 | December 1, 1902 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Arthur Hoffman | December 1, 1902 | December 7, 1903 | St gallen | RDP |
| Adrien Lachenal | December 7, 1903 | December 5, 1904 | Geneva | RDP |
| Emil Isler | December 5, 1904 | December 4, 1905 | Argau | RDP |
| Albert Ammann | December 4, 1905 | December 3, 1906 | Schaffhausen | RDP |
| Adalbert Wirtz | December 3, 1906 | December 2, 1907 | Obwalden | PPCD |
| Paul Scherrer | December 2, 1907 | December 7, 1908 | Basel Stadt | RDP |
| Adrien Thelin | December 7, 1908 | December 6, 1909 | In | RDP |
| Paul Usteri | December 6, 1909 | December 5, 1910 | Zurich | RDP |
| Josef Winiger | December 5, 1910 | December 4, 1911 | Lucerne | PPCD |
| Felix calonder | December 4, 1911 | December 2, 1912 | Graubunden | RDP |
| Gottfried Kunz | December 2, 1912 | December 1, 1913 | Berne | RDP |
| Eugene Richard | December 1, 1913 | December 7, 1914 | Geneva | LP |
| Johannes Geel | December 7, 1914 | December 6, 1915 | St gallen | RDP |
| Georges Python | December 6, 1915 | December 1, 1916 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Philippe Mercier | December 1, 1916 | December 3, 1917 | Glarus | RDP |
| Beat Heinrich Bolly | December 3, 1917 | December 2, 1918 | Schaffhausen | RDP |
| Friedrich Brugger | December 2, 1918 | December 1, 1919 | Graubunden | PPCD |
| Auguste Pettawel | December 1, 1919 | December 6, 1920 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Johannes Bauman | December 6, 1920 | December 5, 1921 | Appenzell-ausserroden | RDP |
| Joseph Reber | December 5, 1921 | December 4, 1922 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Albert Behe | December 4, 1922 | December 3, 1923 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Henri Simon | December 3, 1923 | December 1, 1924 | In | RDP |
| Josef Andermatt | December 1, 1924 | December 7, 1925 | Zug | PPCD |
| Gottfried Keller | December 7, 1925 | December 6, 1926 | Argau | RDP |
| Robert Schöpfer | December 6, 1926 | December 5, 1927 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Emil Savoie | December 5, 1927 | December 3, 1928 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Oscar Wetstein | December 3, 1928 | December 2, 1929 | Zurich | RDP |
| Anton Messmer | December 2, 1929 | December 1, 1930 | St gallen | PPCD |
| Paul Charmillo | December 1, 1930 | December 7, 1931 | Berne | RDP |
| Jacob Sigrist | December 7, 1931 | December 5, 1932 | Lucerne | PPCD |
| Andreas Laeli | December 5, 1932 | December 4, 1933 | Graubunden | RDP |
| Antonio Riva | December 4, 1933 | December 3, 1934 | Ticino | PPCD |
| Ernest Began | December 3, 1934 | December 6, 1935 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Walter Amstalden | December 6, 1935 | December 7, 1936 | Obwalden | PPCD |
| Edwin Hauser | December 7, 1936 | December 6, 1937 | Glarus | non-partisan |
| Bernard de Vec | December 6, 1937 | December 5, 1938 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Ernst Löpfe-Benz | December 5, 1938 | December 4, 1939 | St gallen | RDP |
| Albert Zust | December 4, 1939 | December 2, 1940 | Lucerne | PPCD |
| Albert Further | December 2, 1940 | December 1, 1941 | Geneva | RDP |
| Hans Fricker | December 1, 1941 | December 7, 1942 | Argau | PPCD |
| Norber Bosse | December 7, 1942 | December 6, 1943 | In | RDP |
| Adolf Zuter | December 6, 1943 | December 4, 1944 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Paul Altweggg | December 4, 1944 | December 3, 1945 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Joseph Piller | December 3, 1945 | December 2, 1946 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Walter Ackerman | December 2, 1946 | December 1, 1947 | Appenzell-ausserroden | RDP |
| Alphonse Iten | December 1, 1947 | December 6, 1948 | Zug | PPCD |
| Gustav Wenck | December 6, 1948 | December 5, 1949 | Basel Stadt | PSD |
| Paul Hefelin | December 5, 1949 | December 4, 1950 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Gotthard Aigley | December 4, 1950 | December 3, 1951 | Lucerne | PPCD |
| Bixio Bossi | December 3, 1951 | December 1, 1952 | Ticino | RDP |
| Johann Shmuki | December 1, 1952 | December 7, 1953 | St gallen | PPCD |
| Jean Louis Barrelet | December 7, 1953 | December 6, 1954 | Neuchatel | RDP |
| Armin Loher | December 6, 1954 | December 5, 1955 | Appenzell-Innerroden | PPCD |
| Rudolph Weber | December 5, 1955 | December 3, 1956 | Berne | Shnp |
| Kurt Schoch | December 3, 1956 | December 2, 1957 | Schaffhausen | RDP |
| Fritz Shtely | December 2, 1957 | December 1, 1958 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Augustine Lusser | December 1, 1958 | December 7, 1959 | Zug | PPCD |
| Gabriel Desplan | December 7, 1959 | December 5, 1960 | In | RDP |
| Antonio Antonini | December 5, 1960 | December 4, 1961 | Ticino | PPCD |
| Ernst Faterlaus | December 4, 1961 | December 3, 1962 | Zurich | RDP |
| Frederick Foke | December 3, 1962 | December 2, 1963 | In | LP |
| Ludwig Daniot | December 2, 1963 | November 30, 1964 | Uri | PPCD |
| Jacob Muller | November 30, 1964 | November 29, 1965 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Dominic Auf der Maur | November 29, 1965 | November 28, 1966 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Willie Roner | November 28, 1966 | December 4, 1967 | St gallen | RDP |
| Emil Whippley | December 4, 1967 | December 2, 1968 | Uri | PPCD |
| Christian Clavadetsher | December 2, 1968 | November 24, 1969 | Lucerne | RDP |
| Paul Torsche | November 24, 1969 | November 30, 1970 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Arno Theus | November 30, 1970 | November 29, 1971 | Graubunden | Shnp |
| Ferrucho Ball | November 29, 1971 | November 27, 1972 | Ticino | RDP |
| Marius Lambert | November 27, 1972 | November 26, 1973 | Valais | PPCD |
| Kurt Bechtold | November 26, 1973 | November 25, 1974 | Schaffhausen | RDP |
| Heinrich Ashlyn | November 25, 1974 | December 1, 1975 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Willy Wenck | December 1, 1975 | November 29, 1976 | Basel Stadt | PSD |
| Hans Muntz | November 29, 1976 | November 28, 1977 | Thurgau | RDP |
| Robert Ryman | November 28, 1977 | November 27, 1978 | Argau | PPCD |
| Ulrich Luder | November 27, 1978 | November 26, 1979 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Joseph Ulrich | November 26, 1979 | December 1, 1980 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Peter Hefti | December 1, 1980 | November 30, 1981 | Glarus | RDP |
| Jost Dillier | November 30, 1981 | April 25, 1982 | Obwalden | PPCD |
| Pierre Dreyer | June 7, 1982 | November 29, 1982 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Walter Weber | November 29, 1982 | November 28, 1983 | Solothurn | PSD |
| Edouard Debit | November 28, 1983 | November 26, 1984 | In | RDP |
| Marcus Kundig | November 26, 1984 | December 2, 1985 | Zug | PPCD |
| Peter Gerber | December 2, 1985 | December 1, 1986 | Berne | Shnp |
| Alois Dobler | December 1, 1986 | November 30, 1987 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Franco Masoni | November 30, 1987 | November 28, 1988 | Ticino | RDP |
| Hubert Raymond | November 28, 1988 | November 27, 1989 | In | LP |
| Luren Matias Cavelti | November 27, 1989 | November 26, 1990 | Graubunden | PPCD |
| Max Affolter | November 26, 1990 | March 8, 1991 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Arthur Hensenberger | March 18, 1991 | November 25, 1991 | Berne | RDP |
| Josie Meyer | November 25, 1991 | November 30, 1992 | Lucerne | PPCD |
| Otto Piller | November 30, 1992 | November 29, 1993 | Friborg | PSD |
| Riccardo Jagmetti | November 29, 1993 | November 28, 1994 | Zurich | RDP |
| Niklaus Kühler | November 28, 1994 | December 4, 1995 | Obwalden | PPCD |
| Otto Schoch | December 4, 1995 | November 25, 1996 | Appenzell-ausserroden | RDP |
| Edouard Delalai | November 25, 1996 | December 1, 1997 | Valais | PPCD |
| Ulrich Zimmerli | December 1, 1997 | November 30, 1998 | Berne | Shnp |
| Rene Rinov | November 30, 1998 | December 6, 1999 | Basel Land | RDP |
| Carlo Schmid-Sutter | December 6, 1999 | November 27, 2000 | Appenzell-Innerroden | PPCD |
| Francoise Sodan | November 27, 2000 | November 26, 2001 | Geneva | RDP |
| Anton Cottier | November 26, 2001 | November 25, 2002 | Friborg | PPCD |
| Gian Reto Plattner | November 25, 2002 | December 1, 2003 | Basel Stadt | PSD |
| Fritz Schisser | December 1, 2003 | November 29, 2004 | Glarus | RDP |
| Bruno Frick | November 29, 2004 | November 28, 2005 | Schwyz | PPCD |
| Rolf Buttiker | November 28, 2005 | December 4, 2006 | Solothurn | RDP |
| Peter Beery | December 4, 2006 | December 3, 2007 | Zug | PPCD |
| Kristoffel Brandley | December 3, 2007 | December 1, 2008 | Graubunden | Shnp |
| Alain Berse | December 1, 2008 | November 23, 2009 | Friborg | PSD |
| Erica Forster-Vannini | November 23, 2009 | November 29, 2010 | St gallen | PSD Liberals |
| Hanseyri Inderkum | November 29, 2010 | December 5, 2011 | Uri | PPCD |
| Hans Alterr | December 5, 2011 | November 26, 2012 | Appenzell-ausserroden | PSD Liberals |
| Filippo Lombardi | November 26, 2012 | November 25, 2013 | Ticino | PPCD |
| Hannes Hermann | November 25, 2013 | November 24, 2014 | Schaffhausen | Shnp |
| Claude Ash | November 24, 2014 | November 30, 2015 | Yura | PSD |
| Raphael Comte | November 30, 2015 | November 28, 2016 | Neuchatel | PSD Liberals |
| Ivo Bischofberger | November 28, 2016 | November 27, 2017 | Appenzell-Innerroden | PPCD |
| Karin Keller-Zutter | November 27, 2017 | November 26, 2018 | St gallen | PSD Liberals |
| Jean-René Fournier | November 26, 2018 | the present | Valais | PPCD |
- RDP - The Radical Democratic Party of Switzerland
- PPCD - Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
- SDP - Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
- LP - The Liberal Party of Switzerland
- ShNP - Swiss People's Party
- PSD Liberals - Free Democratic Party. Liberals
See also
- Council of the Cantons of Switzerland
- List of Presidents of the Swiss National Council