Martin Josef Munzinger (11 November 1791 – 6 February 1855) was a
Swiss
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politician.
He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council
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on 16 November 1848, as one of the first seven Councilors. While in office he held the following departments:
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Department of Finance (1848–1850)
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Political Department (1851)
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Department of Finance (1852)
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Department of Posts and Construction (1853–1854)
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Department of Trade and Customs (1855)
and was
President of the Confederation in 1851.
Munzinger died in office on 6 February 1855.
References
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Hans Haeflinger: ''Bundesrat Josef Munzinger'', 1953
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Hans-Rudolf Merz
Hans-Rudolf Merz (; born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as President of the Swiss Confederation, President of Switzerland in 2009. He concurrently served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council from 20 ...
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Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens'', 2005
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1791 births
1855 deaths
People from Olten
Swiss Roman Catholics
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
Agriculture ministers of Switzerland
Finance ministers of Switzerland
Foreign ministers of Switzerland
Ministers of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of Switzerland
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Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1851–1854
Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1854–1857
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