Josef Munzinger

Josef Munzinger

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)
• 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

• Profile of Josef Munzinger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

• Hans-Rudolf Merz: Bundesrat Munzinger: Der Vater des Schweizerfrankens, 2005 (German)
• Josef Munzinger in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Media related to Josef Munzinger at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by n/a one of the first seven

Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1848–1855

Succeeded by Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel

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Name	Munzinger, Josef
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Date of birth	11 November 1791
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Date of death	6 February 1855
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