Jonas Furrer was a Swiss lawyer and politician who served as member of the Federal Council, from 1848 to 1861, and as the first president of the Swiss Confederation from 1848 to 1849, and again in 1852, 1855 and 1858. He was one of the leading figures in the foundation of Switzerland as a federal state. He was a member of the Radical Party.
Jonas Furrer
The first Federal Council, 1848 (president Jonas Furrer in the middle)
Federal Council (Switzerland)
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 after World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand coalition government composed of representatives of the country's major parties and language regions.
Federal Council (Switzerland)
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