- Josef Munzinger
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Martin Josef Munzinger (11 November 1791 - 6 February 1855) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 November 1848, as one of the first seven Councilors. While in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1848 - 1850)
- Political Department (1851)
- Department of Finance (1852)
- Department of Posts and Construction (1853 - 1854)
- Department of Trade and Customs (1855)
and was President of the Confederation in 1851.
Munzinger died in office on 6 February 1855.
References
- Hans Haeflinger: Bundesrat Josef Munzinger, 1953
External links
- Profile of Josef Munzinger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Hans-Rudolf Merz: Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens, 2005 (German)
- Josef Munzinger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Media related to Josef Munzinger at Wikimedia Commons
Preceded by
n/a one of the first sevenMember of the Swiss Federal Council
1848–1855Succeeded by
Melchior Josef Martin KnüselPresidents of Switzerland (list) 1848 – 1874 1875 – 1899 1900 – 1924 1925 – 1949 Musy · Häberlin · Motta · Schulthess · Haab · Musy · Häberlin · Motta · Schulthess · Pilet-Golaz · Minger · Meyer · Motta · Baumann · Etter · Pilet-Golaz · Wetter · Etter · E. Celio · Stampfli · von Steiger · Kobelt · Etter · E. Celio · Nobs1950 – 1974 1975 – 1999 2000 – present Categories:- 1791 births
- 1855 deaths
- People from the Canton of Solothurn
- Members of the Swiss Federal Council
- Swiss politician stubs
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