Martin Josef Munzinger (11 November 1791 – 6 February 1855) was a
Swiss politician.
He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, Cussegl federal) is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and governm ...
on 16 November 1848, as one of the first seven Councilors. While in office he held the following departments:
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Department of Finance (1848–1850)
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Political Department (1851)
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Department of Finance (1852)
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Department of Posts and Construction (1853–1854)
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Department of Trade and Customs
The Department of Trade and Customs was an Australian government department that existed between 1901 and 1956. It was one of the inaugural government departments of Australia established at federation.
History
The department was one of the fir ...
(1855)
and was
President of the Confederation
The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the Confederation or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is the head of Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, the country's executive branch. Elected by ...
in 1851.
Munzinger died in office on 6 February 1855.
References
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Hans Haeflinger: ''Bundesrat Josef Munzinger'', 1953
External links
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Hans-Rudolf Merz
Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2004 to 2010. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) until the foundation of FDP.The Liberals in 2009, he headed th ...
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Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens', 2005
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1791 births
1855 deaths
People from Olten
Swiss Roman Catholics
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Foreign ministers of Switzerland
Finance ministers of Switzerland
Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
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