Federal Chancellery of Switzerland Vice-Chancellorship conferred to Corina Casanova (no relationship to Achille Casanova), the three key roles in the Federal Chancellery were held by Swiss Germans. Remarkably enough, though, when Corinna Casanova was elected Federal Chancellor three years later, the nomination of Thomas Helbling as her successor, another Swiss German, raised no such public criticism. At the time, the "Tages-Anzeiger" speculated that this might be due to the Latin cantons aiming for the post of Oswald Sigg, due to retire a bit later. Whether founded or not, the appointment of André Simonazzi in 2009 did indeed restore the language balance. Federal Chancellery of
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