Jakob Stämpfli

Jakob Stämpfli (23 February 1820 – 15 May 1879) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1854–1863).
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1854, and left office on 31 December 1863. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Justice and Police (1855)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1856)
- Department of Finance (1857–1858)[1]
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1859)
- Military Department (1860–1861)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1862)
- Military Department (1863)
Jakob Stämpfli was also a member of the international tribunal that ruled on the Alabama Claims in 1871.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jakob Stämpfli.
- Profile of Jakob Stämpfli with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
Categories:
- 1820 births
- 1879 deaths
- People from Seeland District
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Presidents of the Swiss Confederation
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Justice ministers of Switzerland
- Defence ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the Federal Diet of Switzerland
- Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1848–1851
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1851–1854
- Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) for the Canton of Bern
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1863–1866
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1866–1869
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1869–1872
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1872–1875
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1875–1878
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1878–1881
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Canton of Bern
- Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland judges
- 19th-century Swiss judges
- University of Bern alumni
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