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List of state leaders in 1955
1954 state leaders
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Events of 1955
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1956 state leaders
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State leaders by year
See also:
List of religious leaders in 1955
List of international organization leaders in 1955
Contents
1
Africa
2
Asia
3
Europe
4
North America
5
Oceania
6
South America
7
References
Africa
Egypt
President -
Gamal Abdel Nasser
,
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt
(1954–1970)
[
1
]
Prime Minister -
Gamal Abdel Nasser
,
Prime Minister of Egypt
(1954–1962)
[
2
]
Ethiopia
Monarch -
Haile Selassie I
,
Emperor of Ethiopia
(1941–1974)
Prime Minister -
Makonnen Endelkachew
,
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
(1942–1957)
Liberia
President -
William Tubman
,
President of Liberia
(1944–1971)
Libya
Monarch -
Idris
,
King of Libya
(1951–1969)
Prime Minister -
Mustafa Ben Halim
,
Prime Minister of Libya
(1954–1957)
South Africa
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of South Africa
(1952–1961)
Governor-General -
Ernest George Jansen
,
Governor-General of South Africa
(1951–1959)
Prime Minister -
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
,
Prime Minister of South Africa
(1954–1958)
Asia
Afghanistan
Monarch -
Mohammed Zahir Shah
,
King of Afghanistan
(1933–1973)
Prime Minister -
Mohammed Daoud Khan
,
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
(1953–1963)
Bhutan
Monarch -
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
,
King of Bhutan
(1952–1972)
Prime Minister -
Jigme Palden Dorji
,
Prime Minister of Bhutan
(1952–1964)
Burma
President -
Ba U
,
President of Burma
(1952–1957)
Prime Minister -
U Nu
,
Prime Minister of Burma
(1948–1956)
Cambodia
Monarch -
Norodom Sihanouk
,
King of Cambodia
(1941–1955)
[
3
]
Norodom Suramarit
,
King of Cambodia
(1955–1960)
Prime Minister -
Penn Nouth
,
Prime Minister of Cambodia
(1954–1955)
Leng Ngeth,
Prime Minister of Cambodia
(1955)
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
,
Prime Minister of Cambodia
(1955–1956)
Ceylon
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of Ceylon
(1952–1972)
Governor-General -
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
,
Governor-General of Ceylon
(1954–1962)
Prime Minister -
Sir John Kotelawala
,
Prime Minister of Ceylon
(1953–1956)
China (People's Republic of China)
Communist Party Leader -
Mao Zedong
,
Chairman of the Communist Party of China
(1935–1976)
Head of State -
Mao Zedong
,
Chairman of the People's Republic of China
(1949–1959)
Premier -
Zhou Enlai
,
Premier of the People's Republic of China
(1949–1976)
India
President -
Rajendra Prasad
,
President of India
(1950–1962)
Prime Minister -
Jawaharlal Nehru
,
Prime Minister of India
(1947–1964)
Indonesia
President -
Sukarno
,
President of Indonesia
(1945–1967)
Prime Minister -
Ali Sastroamidjojo
,
Prime Minister of Indonesia
(1953–1955)
Burhanuddin Harahap
,
Prime Minister of Indonesia
(1955–1956)
Iran
Monarch -
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
,
Shah of Iran
(1941–1979)
Prime Minister -
Fazlollah Zahedi
,
Prime Minister of Iran
(1953–1955)
Hossein Ala'
,
Prime Minister of Iran
(1955–1957)
Iraq
Monarch -
Faisal II
,
King of Iraq
(1939–1958)
Prime Minister -
Nuri as-Said
,
Prime Minister of Iraq
(1954–1957)
Israel
President -
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
,
President of Israel
(1952–1963)
Prime Minister -
Moshe Sharett
,
Prime Minister of Israel
(1954–1955)
David Ben-Gurion
,
Prime Minister of Israel
(1955–1963)
Japan
Monarch -
Hirohito
,
Emperor of Japan
(1926–1989)
Prime Minister -
Ichirō Hatoyama
,
Prime Minister of Japan
(1954–1956)
Jordan
Monarch -
Hussein
,
King of Jordan
(1952–1999)
Prime Minister -
Tawfik Abu al-Huda
,
Prime Minister of Jordan
(1954–1955)
Sa`id al-Mufti
,
Prime Minister of Jordan
(1955)
Hazza Al-Majali
,
Prime Minister of Jordan
(1955)
Ibrahim Hashem
,
Prime Minister of Jordan
(1955–1956)
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Communist Party Leader -
Kim Il-sung
,
General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party
(1948–1994)
Head of State -
Kim Tu-bong
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea
(1948–1957)
Premier -
Kim Il-sung
,
Premier of North Korea
(1948–1972)
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
President -
Syngman Rhee
,
President of South Korea
(1948–1960)
Laos
Monarch -
Sisavang Vong
,
King of Laos
(1946–1959)
[
4
]
Prime Minister -
Katay Don Sasorith
,
Prime Minister of Laos
(1954–1956)
Lebanon
President -
Camille Chamoun
,
President of Lebanon
(1952–1958)
Prime Minister -
Sami as-Solh
,
Prime Minister of Lebanon
(1954–1955)
Rashid Karami
,
Prime Minister of Lebanon
(1955–1956)
Mongolia
Communist Party Leader - Dashiyn Damba,
First secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
(1954–1958)
Head of State -
Jamsrangiin Sambuu
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Hural of Mongolia
(1954–1972)
Premier -
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Mongolia
(1952–1974)
Muscat and Oman
Monarch -
Said Bin Taimur
,
Sultan of Muscat and Oman
(1932–1970)
Nepal
Monarch -
Tribhuvan
,
King of Nepal
(1951–1955)
Mahendra
,
King of Nepal
(1955–1972)
Prime Minister -
Matrika Prasad Koirala
,
Prime Minister of Nepal
(1953–1955)
Mahendra
,
Prime Minister of Nepal
(1955–1956)
Pakistan
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of Pakistan
(1952–1956)
Governor-General -
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
,
Governor-General of Pakistan
(1951–1955)
Iskander Mirza
,
Governor-General of Pakistan
(1955–1958)
[
5
]
Prime Minister -
Muhammad Ali Bogra
,
Prime Minister of Pakistan
(1953–1955)
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
,
Prime Minister of Pakistan
(1955–1956)
Philippines
President -
Ramon Magsaysay
,
President of the Philippines
(1953–1957)
Saudi Arabia
Monarch -
Saud
,
King of Saudi Arabia
(1953–1964)
Prime Minister -
Prince Faisal
,
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
(1954–1960)
Syria
President -
Hashim al-Atassi
,
President of Syria
(1954–1955)
Shukri al-Quwatli
,
President of Syria
(1955–1958)
Prime Minister -
Faris al-Khoury
,
Prime Minister of Syria
(1954–1955)
Sabri al-Assali
,
Prime Minister of Syria
(1955)
Said al-Ghazzi
,
Prime Minister of Syria
(1955–1956)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
President -
Chiang Kai-Shek
,
President of the Republic of China
(1950–1975)
Premier -
Yu Hung-Chun
,
President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
(1954–1958)
Thailand
Monarch -
Bhumibol Adulyadej
,
King of Thailand
(1946–present)
Prime Minister -
Plaek Pibulsonggram
,
Prime Minister of Thailand
(1948–1957)
Turkey
President -
Celâl Bayar
,
President of Turkey
(1950–1960)
Prime Minister -
Adnan Menderes
,
Prime Minister of Turkey
(1950–1960)
North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
Communist Party Leader -
Trường Chinh
,
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
(1941–1956)
President -
Hồ Chí Minh
,
President of North Vietnam
(1945–1969)
Premier -
Hồ Chí Minh
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam
(1945–1955)
Phạm Văn Đồng
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of North Vietnam
(1955–1987)
[
6
]
South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam)
the
State of Vietnam
changed name to
Republic of Vietnam
on 26 October 1955
Head of State -
Bảo Đại
,
Chief of State of South Vietnam
(1949–1955)
Ngô Đình Diệm
,
President of South Vietnam
(1955–1963)
Prime Minister -
Ngô Đình Diệm
,
Prime Minister of South Vietnam
(1954–1955)
Yemen
Monarch -
Ahmad bin Yahya
,
King of Yemen
(1948–1955)
Abdullah bin Yahya,
King of Yemen
(1955)
Ahmad bin Yahya
,
King of Yemen
(1955–1962)
Prime Minister -
Hassan bin Yahya
,
Prime Minister of Yemen
(1948–1955)
Europe
Albania
Communist Party Leader -
Enver Hoxha
,
First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labor
(1944–1985)
Head of State -
Haxhi Lleshi
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of Albania
(1953–1982)
Premier -
Mehmet Shehu
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Albania
(1954–1981)
Andorra
Monarchs -
French Co-Prince -
René Coty
,
French Co-Prince of Andorra
(1954–1959)
Episcopal Co-Prince -
Ramon Iglesias i Navarri
,
Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra
(1943–1969)
First Syndic - Francesc Cairat Freixes,
First Syndic of Andorra
(1937–1960)
Austria
Allied-occupied Austria
regained its sovereignty on 15 May 1955
President -
Theodor Körner
,
Federal President of Austria
(1951–1957)
Chancellor -
Julius Raab
,
Federal Chancellor of Austria
(1953–1961)
American military governor -
Llewellyn Thompson
(1952–1955)
British military governor - Geoffrey Wallinger (1954–1955)
French military governor - Jean Payart (1950–1955)
Soviet military governor - Ivan Ilichev (1953–1955)
Belgium
Monarch -
Baudouin I
,
King of the Belgians
(1951–1993)
Prime Minister -
Achille Van Acker
,
Prime Minister of Belgium
(1954–1958)
Bulgaria
Communist Party Leader -
Todor Zhivkov
,
General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party
(1954–1989)
Head of State -
Georgi Damyanov
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
(1950–1958)
Premier -
Vulko Chervenkov
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
(1950–1956)
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party Leader -
Antonín Novotný
,
First Secretary of the Communisty Party of Czechoslovakia
(1953–1968)
President -
Antonín Zápotocký
,
President of Czechoslovakia
(1953–1957)
Prime Minister -
Viliam Široký
,
Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
(1953–1963)
Denmark
Monarch -
Frederick IX
,
King of Denmark
(1947–1972)
Prime Minister -
Hans Hedtoft
,
Prime Minister of Denmark
(1953–1955)
H. C. Hansen
,
Prime Minister of Denmark
(1955–1960)
Finland
President -
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
,
President of Finland
(1946–1956)
Prime Minister -
Urho Kekkonen
,
Prime Minister of Finland
(1954–1956)
France
President -
René Coty
,
President of France
(1954–1959)
Prime Minister -
Pierre Mendès France
,
President of the Council of Ministers of France
(1954–1955)
Christian Pineau
,
Acting President of the Council of Ministers of France
(1955)
Edgar Faure
,
President of the Council of Ministers of France
(1955–1956)
East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
Communist Party Leader -
Walter Ulbricht
,
First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
(1950–1971)
President -
Wilhelm Pieck
,
President of East Germany
(1949–1960)
Premier -
Otto Grotewohl
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany
(1949–1964)
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
President -
Theodor Heuss
,
Federal President of West Germany
(1949–1959)
Chancellor -
Konrad Adenauer
,
Federal Chancellor of West Germany
(1949–1963)
Greece
Monarch -
Paul
,
King of the Hellenes
(1947–1964)
Prime Minister -
Alexandros Papagos
,
Prime Minister of Greece
(1952–1955)
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
,
Acting Prime Minister of Greece
(1955)
Konstantinos Karamanlis
,
Prime Minister of Greece
(1955–1958)
Hungary
Communist Party Leader -
Mátyás Rákosi
,
First Secretary of the Hungarian Workers' Party
(1945–1956)
Head of State -
István Dobi
,
Chairman of the Presidential Council of Hungary
(1952–1967)
Premier -
Imre Nagy
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary
(1953–1955)
András Hegedűs
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary
(1955–1956)
Iceland
President -
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
,
President of Iceland
(1952–1968)
Prime Minister -
Ólafur Thors
,
Prime Minister of Iceland
(1953–1956)
Ireland
President -
Seán T. O'Kelly
,
President of Ireland
(1945–1959)
Prime Minister -
John A. Costello
,
Taoiseach of Ireland
(1954–1957)
Italy
President -
Luigi Einaudi
,
President of Italy
(1948–1955)
Giovanni Gronchi
,
President of Italy
(1955–1962)
Prime Minister -
Mario Scelba
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
(1954–1955)
Antonio Segni
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
(1955–1957)
Liechtenstein
Monarch -
Franz Joseph II
,
Prince of Liechtenstein
(1938–1989)
Prime Minister -
Alexander Frick
,
Head of Government of Liechtenstein
(1945–1962)
Luxembourg
Monarch -
Charlotte
,
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
(1919–1964)
[
7
]
Prime Minister -
Joseph Bech
,
President of the Government of Luxembourg
(1953–1958)
Monaco
Monarch -
Rainier III
,
Prince of Monaco
(1949–2005)
Head of Government -
Henry Soum
,
Minister of State of Monaco
(1953–1959)
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Monarch -
Juliana
,
Queen of the Netherlands
(1948–1980)
Netherlands
(
constituent country
)
Prime Minister -
Willem Drees
,
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
(1948–1958)
Netherlands Antilles
(
constituent country
)
Governor -
Teun Struycken
,
Governor of the Netherlands Antilles
(1951–1956)
Prime Minister - Efraïn Jonckheer,
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
(1954–1968)
Suriname
(
constituent country
)
Governor-General - Jan Klaasesz,
Governor-General of Suriname
(1949–1956)
Prime Minister -
Archibald Currie
,
Prime Minister of Suriname
(1952–1955)
Johan Ferrier
,
Prime Minister of Suriname
(1955–1958)
Norway
Monarch -
Haakon VII
,
King of Norway
(1905–1957)
[
8
]
Prime Minister -
Oscar Torp
,
Prime Minister of Norway
(1951–1955)
Einar Gerhardsen
,
Prime Minister of Norway
(1955–1963)
Poland
Communist Party Leader -
Bolesław Bierut
,
First Secretary of the Central Committee of Polish United Workers' Party
(1948–1956)
Head of State -
Aleksander Zawadzki
,
Chairman of the Council of State of Poland
(1952–1964)
Premier -
Józef Cyrankiewicz
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Poland
(1954–1970)
Portugal
President -
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
,
President of Portugal
(1951–1958)
Prime Minister -
António de Oliveira Salazar
,
President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal
(1932–1968)
Romania
Communist Party Leader -
Gheorghe Apostol
,
First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party
(1954–1955)
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
,
First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party
(1955–1965)
Head of State -
Petru Groza
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of Romania
(1952–1958)
Premier -
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania
(1952–1955)
Chivu Stoica
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Romania
(1955–1961)
San Marino
Captains Regent -
Agostino Giacomini and Luigi Montironi,
Captains Regent of San Marino
(1954–1955)
Domenico Forcellini and Vittorio Meloni,
Captains Regent of San Marino
(1955)
Primo Bugli and Giuseppe Maiani,
Captains Regent of San Marino
(1955–1956)
Soviet Union
Communist Party Leader -
Nikita Khrushchev
,
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
(1953–1964)
Head of State -
Kliment Voroshilov
,
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
(1953–1960)
Premier -
Georgy Malenkov
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
(1953–1955)
Nikolai Bulganin
,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
(1955–1958)
Spain
Head of State -
Francisco Franco
,
Head of State of Spain
(1936–1975)
Prime Minister -
Francisco Franco
,
President of the Government of Spain
(1939–1973)
Sweden
Monarch -
Gustaf VI Adolf
,
King of Sweden
(1950–1973)
Prime Minister -
Tage Erlander
,
Prime Minister of Sweden
(1946–1969)
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council
[
9
]
:
Philipp Etter
(1934–1959),
Max Petitpierre
(1944–1961,
President
),
Markus Feldmann
(1951–1958),
Hans Streuli
(1953–1959),
Paul Chaudet
(1954–1966),
Giuseppe Lepori
(1954–1959),
Thomas Holenstein
(1954–1959)
United Kingdom
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of the United Kingdom
(1952–present)
Prime Minister -
Winston Churchill
,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(1951–1955)
Sir Anthony Eden
,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(1955–1957)
Vatican City
Monarch -
Pope Pius XII
,
Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
(1939–1958)
President of the Governorate -
Nicola Canali
,
President of the Governorate of Vatican City State
(1939–1961)
Holy See
Secretary of State -
Domenico Tardini
,
Cardinal Secretary of State
(1952–1961)
Yugoslavia
Communist Party leader -
Josip Broz Tito
,
General Secretary of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
(1945–1980)
President -
Josip Broz Tito
,
President of Yugoslavia
(1953–1980)
Premier -
Josip Broz Tito
,
Chairman of the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia
(1945–1963)
North America
Canada
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of Canada
(1952–present)
Governor General -
Vincent Massey
,
Governor General of Canada
(1952–1959)
Prime Minister -
Louis St. Laurent
,
Prime Minister of Canada
(1948–1957)
Costa Rica
President -
José Figueres Ferrer
,
President of Costa Rica
(1953–1958)
Cuba
President -
Fulgencio Batista
,
President of Cuba
(1952–1959)
Prime Minister -
Andrés Domingo y Morales del Castillo
,
Acting Prime Minister of Cuba
(1954–1955)
Jorge García Montes
,
Prime Minister of Cuba
(1955–1957)
Dominican Republic
President -
Héctor Trujillo
,
President of the Dominican Republic
(1952–1960)
El Salvador
President -
Óscar Osorio
,
President of El Salvador
(1950–1956)
Guatemala
President -
Carlos Castillo Armas
,
President of Guatemala
(1954–1957)
Haiti
President -
Paul Magloire
,
President of Haiti
(1950–1956)
Honduras
President -
Julio Lozano Díaz
,
Supreme Head of State of Honduras
(1954–1956)
Mexico
President -
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
,
President of Mexico
(1952–1958)
Nicaragua
President -
Anastasio Somoza García
,
President of Nicaragua
(1950–1956)
Panama
President -
José Antonio Remón Cantera
,
President of Panama
(1952–1955)
José Ramón Guizado
,
President of Panama
(1955)
Ricardo Arias
,
President of Panama
(1955–1956)
United States of America
President -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
,
President of the United States
(1953–1961)
Oceania
Australia
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of Australia
(1952–present)
Governor-General -
Sir William Slim
,
Governor-General of Australia
(1953–1960)
Prime Minister -
Robert Menzies
,
Prime Minister of Australia
(1949–1966)
New Zealand
Monarch -
Elizabeth II
,
Queen of New Zealand
(1952–present)
Governor-General -
Sir Willoughby Norrie
,
Governor-General of New Zealand
(1952–1957)
Prime Minister -
Sidney Holland
,
Prime Minister of New Zealand
(1949–1957)
South America
Argentina
President -
Juan Perón
,
President of Argentina
(1946–1955)
José Domingo Molina Gómez
,
Chairman of Military Junta of Argentina
(1955)
Eduardo Lonardi
,
President of Argentina
(1955)
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
,
President of Argentina
(1955–1958)
Bolivia
President -
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
,
President of Bolivia
(1952–1956)
Brazil
President -
Café Filho
,
President of Brazil
(1954–1955)
Carlos Luz
,
Acting President of Brazil
(1955)
Nereu Ramos
,
Acting President of Brazil
(1955–1956)
Chile
President -
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
,
President of Chile
(1952–1958)
Colombia
President -
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
,
President of Colombia
(1953–1957)
Ecuador
President -
José María Velasco Ibarra
,
President of Ecuador
(1952–1956)
Paraguay
President -
Alfredo Stroessner
,
President of Paraguay
(1954–1989)
Peru
President -
Manuel A. Odría
,
President of Peru
(1950–1956)
Prime Minister - Roque Augusto Saldías Maninat,
President of the Council of Ministers of Peru
(1954–1956)
Uruguay
Head of State -
Andrés Martínez Trueba
,
President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay
(1951–1955)
Luis Batlle Berres
,
President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay
(1955–1956)
Venezuela
President -
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
,
President of Venezuela
(1952–1958)
References
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
was
President of the United Arab Republic
from 1958.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
was
Prime Minister of the United Arab Republic
from 1958.
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Cambodia only became independent in 1953.
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Laos only became independent in 1953.
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Iskandar Ali Mirza
was titled
President of Pakistan
between 1956 and 1958 after the abolishing of the monarchy.
^
Prime minister of
Vietnam
from 1976 to 1987.
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In exile between 1940 and 1945.
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In exile between 1940 and 1945.
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The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a
primus inter pares
capacity for one year.