The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the confederation, federal president or colloquially as the president of Switzerland is, as primus inter pares among the other members of the Federal Council, the head of Switzerland's seven-member executive branch. Elected by the Federal Assembly for one year, the officeholder chairs the meetings of the Federal Council and undertakes special representational duties.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Inception
- November 21, 1848
- Website
- https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/bundespraesidium.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/presidence-confederation.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-iniziale/presidenza-della-confederazione.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/rm/pagina-iniziala/presidi-confederaziun.html
