Josef Munzinger
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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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 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
- Hans Haeflinger: Bundesrat Josef Munzinger, 1953
External links
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- Hans-Rudolf Merz: Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens Template:Webarchive, 2005 Template:In lang
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Categories:
- 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
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1851–1854
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1854–1857