2008 Swiss Federal Council election

2008 Swiss Federal Council election

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Nominee Ueli Maurer Hansjörg Walter Party Swiss People's Swiss People's Electoral vote 122 121

Federal Councillor before election Samuel Schmid BDP Elected Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer Swiss People's

On 10 December 2008, the Swiss Federal Assembly elected Ueli Maurer as successor to Federal Councillor Samuel Schmid. Schmid resigned on 12 November 2008 after a number of controversies, officially citing health and personal reasons.^[1] Maurer took office on 1 January 2009.