Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation

Kaspar Villiger

83rd President of the Swiss Confederation

Kaspar Villiger is a Swiss businessman, former tobacco manufacturer and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) since 1 February 1989 for The Liberals. Villiger served two terms as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1995 and again in 2002. He…

List of presidents of the Swiss Confederation

Below is a list of presidents of the Swiss Confederation from 1848 to the present. It presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, the country's seven-member executive.