Swiss Federal Council

Summary

Swiss Federal Council is a collective head of state^[1]. It draws 2,219 Wikipedia views per month (collective_head_of_state category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swiss Federal Council is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Swiss Federal Council's instance of is recorded as collective head of state^[4].
• Swiss Federal Council's instance of is recorded as cabinet^[5].
• Swiss Federal Council's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland^[6].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Foreign Affairs^[7].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Chancellery of Switzerland^[8].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs^[9].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications^[10].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports^[11].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Justice and Police^[12].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research^[13].
• Swiss Federal Council's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Finance^[14].
• Swiss Federal Council's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Federal Council^[15].
• Swiss Federal Council's chairperson is recorded as Guy Parmelin^[16].
• Swiss Federal Council comprises Member of the Swiss Federal Council^[17].
• January 1, 1848 marks the founding of Swiss Federal Council^[18].
• Swiss Federal Council's appointed by is recorded as Federal Assembly of Switzerland^[19].
• Swiss Federal Council's authority is recorded as Swiss Armed Forces^[20].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council.html^[21].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/conseil-federal.html^[22].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-iniziale/consiglio-federale.html^[23].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as https://www.admin.ch/gov/rm/pagina-iniziala/cussegl-federal.html^[24].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/bundesrat.html^[25].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as http://www.gov.ch/^[26].
• Swiss Federal Council's official website is recorded as http://www.bundesrat.ch/^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1848 marks the founding of Swiss Federal Council^[18].

Leadership

Swiss Federal Council's chairperson is recorded as Guy Parmelin^[16].

Operations

Swiss Federal Council's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland^[6]. Subsidiaries include Federal Department of Foreign Affairs^[7], a foreign affairs ministry^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1848^[30], headquartered in Federal Palace of Switzerland^[31]; Federal Chancellery of Switzerland^[8], a Government agency of Switzerland^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1848^[34], headquartered in Bern^[35]; Federal Department of Home Affairs^[9], an interior ministry^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1848^[38], headquartered in Bern^[39]; Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications^[10], an environment ministry^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1848^[42], headquartered in Federal Palace of Switzerland^[43]; Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports^[11], a federal department of Switzerland^[44], in Switzerland^[45], founded in 1848^[46], headquartered in Federal Palace of Switzerland^[47]; and Federal Department of Justice and Police^[12], a federal department of Switzerland^[48], in Switzerland^[49], founded in 1848^[50], headquartered in Federal Palace of Switzerland^[51].

Why It Matters

Swiss Federal Council draws 2,219 Wikipedia views per month (collective_head_of_state category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]