Corina Casanova Corina Casanova Corina Casanova (born 4 January 1956) was the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland between 2008 and 2015. Born in Ilanz, Graubünden, Casanova worked as a lawyer in the practice of the former President of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, Giusep Nay, as well as a Red Cross delegate in South Africa, Angola, Nicaragua and El Salvador. She was also a federal parliamentary official and advisor to Federal Councillors Flavio Cotti and Joseph Deiss, both of the Christian Democratic People's Party. In August 2005, she was elected to the office of Vice-Chancellor by the Swiss Federal Assembly. In December 2007,
Demographics of the Swiss Federal Council Demographics of the Swiss Federal Council The tables below show information and statistics about the members of the Swiss Federal Council ("in German:" Bundesrat, "in French:" conseil fédéral, "in Italian:" consiglio federale), or Federal Councilors ("in German:" Bundesräte, "in French:" conseillers fédéraux, "in Italian:" consiglieri federali). The Swiss Federal Council (, , , ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a department of the Swiss federal government. The members of the Federal Council are elected for a term of four years