Joachim Heer

Joachim Heer (25 September 1825 – 1 March 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 ...

(1875–1878). 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 10 December 1875 and handed over office on 31 December 1878. 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 Posts and Telegraph (1876) * Political Department (1877) * Department of Railway and Trade (1878) He was President of the Confederation in 1877. ''Dr. Joachim-Heer-Strasse'' in

Glarus Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality of Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.1825 births 1879 deaths People from Glarus Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians University of Zurich alumni Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Agriculture ministers of Switzerland Foreign ministers of Switzerland Ministers of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland Presidents of the Swiss Confederation Ambassadors of Switzerland to Germany Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1857–1860 Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) {{Switzerland-politician-stub