Johann Jakob Scherer
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Template:Expand German Johann Jakob Scherer (10 November 1825 – 23 December 1878) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 12 July 1872 and died in office on 23 December 1878. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1872–1873)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Department of Railway and Trade (1873–1874)
- Political Department (1875)
- Military Department (1876–1878)
He was President of the Confederation in 1875.
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Categories:
- 1825 births
- 1878 deaths
- People from Horgen District
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Ministers of environment, transport, energy and communications of Switzerland
- Defence ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1878–1881
- Agriculture ministers of Switzerland