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| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of state Head of government |
| Appointer | Federal Assembly |
| Term length | Four years, no term limit |
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| Formation | 1848 |
| Salary | SFr 472,958 annually per councillor[1] |
| Website | admin.ch |
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The Federal Council[2] is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since after World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand coalition government composed of representatives of the country's major parties and language regions.
While the entire Federal Council is responsible for leading the federal administration of Switzerland, each Councillor heads one of the seven federal executive departments. The President of the Swiss Confederation chairs the council, but exercises no particular authority; rather, the position is one of a first among equals and rotates among the seven Councillors annually.
The Federal Council is elected as a body by the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland for a term of four years after each federal parliamentary election, without the possibility of recall or a vote of no confidence. Incumbents are not term-limited and are by convention almost always re-elected; most serve around 8 to 12 years in office.
- ^ Council, The Federal. "How much does a federal councillor earn?". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ (German: Bundesrat, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt] ; French: Conseil fédéral, pronounced [kɔ̃sɛj fedeʁal]; Italian: Consiglio federale, pronounced [konˈsiʎʎo fedeˈrale]; Romansh: Cussegl federal)