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 Council is by convention a permanent grand coalition government composed of representatives of the country's major parties and language regions.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Federal Palace of Switzerland
- Inception
- 1848
- Website
- https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/conseil-federal.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-iniziale/consiglio-federale.html, https://www.admin.ch/gov/rm/pagina-iniziala/cussegl-federal.html