Josef Munzinger, Swiss lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1855)
Martin Josef Munzinger (11 November 1791 – 6 February 1855) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 November 1848, as one of the first seven Councilors. While in office he held the following departments:
Department of Finance (1848–1850)
Political Department (1851)
Department of Finance (1852)
Department of Posts and Construction (1853–1854)
Department of Trade and Customs (1855)and was President of the Confederation in 1851.
Munzinger died in office on 6 February 1855.
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