Jakob Stämpfli (23 February 1820 – 15 May 1879) was a Swiss politician and

member of the Swiss Federal Council The seven members of the Federal Council (Switzerland), Swiss Federal Council (; ; ; ) constitute the federal government of Switzerland and collectively serve as the country's head of state. Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a departm ...

(1854–1863). He was elected to the

Federal Council of Switzerland The Federal Council is the federal Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and Head of government, government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the F ...

on 6 December 1854, and handed over office on 31 December 1863. He was affiliated with 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 time in office he held the following departments: * Department of Justice and Police (1855) * Political Department as President of the Confederation (1856) * Department of Finance (1857–1858) *Political Department as President of the Confederation (1859) * Military Department (1860–1861) *Political Department as President of the Confederation (1862) * Military Department (1863) Jakob Stämpfli was also member of the international tribunal that had to decide on the Alabama Claims in 1871.

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