Jonas Furrer

Jonas Furrer
President of the Confederation
In office 21 November 1848 – 31 December 1849
President of the Confederation
In office 1 January 1852 – 31 December 1852
President of the Confederation
In office 1 January 1855 – 31 December 1855
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1848–1861
Personal details
Born	(1805-03-03)3 March 1805 Winterthur
Died	25 July 1861(1861-07-25) (aged 56) Bad Ragaz

Jonas Furrer (3 March 1805 – 25 July 1861) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1861). He was affiliated to the Radical Party.

Biography

After studying at Zürich, Heidelberg and Göttingen,^[1] he was elected to the Grand Council of Switzerland (German: Kantonsparlament) in 1834, where he was president in 1837 and 1839. In 1845 he became president of the cantonal diet (German: Kantonsregierung) of Zürich. He was President of the Swiss Diet from 2 April 1845 to 31 December 1845.

He was elected to the Federal Council on 16 November 1848 as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office, he presided over the following departments:

• Political Department (1848–1849)
• Department of Justice and Police (1850–1851)
• Political Department (1852)
• Department of Justice and Police (1853–1854)
• Political Department (1855)
• Department of Justice and Police (1856–1857)
• Political Department (1858)
• Department of Justice and Police (1859–1861)

He was the first president of the Confederation from 21 November 1848 to 31 December 1849 and again in 1852, 1855 and 1858.

Furrer died in office on 25 July 1861. He wrote Das Erbrecht der Stadt Winterthur (“Inheritance law in the city of Winterthur,” 1832).^[1]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jonas Furrer.

• Profile of Jonas Furrer with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
• Jonas Furrer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

President of the Swiss Confederation (list)
1848–1874	Furrer Druey Munzinger Furrer Naeff Frey-Herosé Furrer Stämpfli Fornerod Furrer Stämpfli Frey-Herosé Knüsel Stämpfli Fornerod Dubs Schenk Knüsel Fornerod Dubs Welti Dubs Schenk Welti Cérésole Schenk
1875–1899	Scherer Welti Heer Schenk Hammer Welti Droz Bavier Ruchonnet Welti Schenk Deucher Droz Hertenstein Hammer Ruchonnet Welti Hauser Schenk Frey Zemp Lachenal Deucher Ruffy Müller
1900–1924	Hauser Brenner Zemp Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Brenner Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Hoffmann Motta Decoppet Schulthess Calonder Ador Motta Schulthess Haab Scheurer Chuard
1925–1949	Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Haab Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Pilet-Golaz Minger Meyer Motta Baumann Etter Pilet-Golaz Wetter Etter E. Celio Stampfli von Steiger Kobelt Etter E. Celio Nobs
1950–1974	Petitpierre Steiger Kobelt Etter Rubattel Petitpierre Feldmann Streuli Holenstein Chaudet Petitpierre Wahlen Chaudet Spühler von Moos Tschudi Schaffner Bonvin Spühler von Moos Tschudi Gnägi N. Celio Bonvin Brugger
1975–1999	Graber Gnägi Furgler Ritschard Hürlimann Chevallaz Furgler Honegger Aubert Schlumpf Furgler Egli Aubert Stich Delamuraz Koller Cotti Felber Ogi Stich Villiger Delamuraz Koller Cotti Dreifuss
2000–present	Ogi Leuenberger Villiger Couchepin Deiss Schmid Leuenberger Calmy-Rey Couchepin Merz Leuthard Calmy-Rey Widmer-Schlumpf Maurer Burkhalter Sommaruga Schneider-Ammann Leuthard (Elect)