The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the Federal Counc
Gruppenbild Bundesrat 2026
The interior of the west wing of the Federal Palace in Berne, where the Council meetings are held
Before a meeting, 1987
2006 election of the Federal Council in the Federal Assembly
Guy Parmelin
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Guy Bernard Parmelin is a Swiss politician and viticulturist who has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016. A member of the Swiss People's Party, he is currently the president of Switzerland
Federal Council (Switzerland)
…seat on the Council in 2015, when Widmer-Schlumpf decided to resign after the SVP/UDC's large election gains in the 2015 election, being replaced by Guy Parmelin. Women gained suffrage on the federal level in 1971. They remained unrepresented in the Federal Council for three further legislatures, until the 1984…
Official portrait, 2026
Parmelin with Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Villa La Grange on 16 June 2021