Friedrich Frey-Herosé
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Friedrich Frey-Herosé (12 October 1801, in
Lindau Lindau (, ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital ...
– 22 September 1873) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council 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 co ...
on 16 November 1848 as one of the first seven members of the council. He was affiliated to the
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party (, FDP; , PLD), also called Radical Democratic Party (, PRD; , PLR) was a liberal political party in Switzerland. Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal Party of ...
. During his office time he held the following departments: * Department of Trade and Customs (1848 - 1853) * Political Department (1854) * Military Department (1855 - 1859) * Political Department (1860) * Department of Trade and Customs (1861 - 1866) and was President of the Confederation twice in 1854 and 1860. He handed over office on 31 December 1866.


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* * 1801 births 1873 deaths People from Lindau Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Aargau politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Agriculture ministers of Switzerland Defence ministers of Switzerland Foreign ministers of Switzerland Presidents of the Swiss Confederation Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1848–1851 Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1851–1854 Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1854–1857 Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1857–1860 {{Switzerland-politician-stub