
Josef Munzinger
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)[1]
 - 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
- ↑ EFD, Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement. "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/innen". www.efd.admin.ch.
 
- Hans Haeflinger: Bundesrat Josef Munzinger, 1953
 
External links
 Media related to Josef Munzinger at Wikimedia Commons- Profile of Josef Munzinger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
 - Hans-Rudolf Merz: Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, 2005 (in German)
 - Josef Munzinger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
 
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