Giuseppe Motta

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Giuseppe Motta (December 29, 1871 - January 23, 1940) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 14, 1911, and died in office on January 23, 1940. He was affiliated with the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.

While in office he held the following departments:

He was President of the Confederation five times, in 1915, 1920, 1927, 1932 and 1937. He was also President of the League of Nations from 1924-25.


Preceded by
Josef Anton Schobinger
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1911–1940
Succeeded by
Enrico Celio