Kaspar Villiger

Party: Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Born on: 05.02.1941
Place of origin: Sins + Pfeffikon
Canton: Lucerne (LU)
Election: 01.02.1989
Resignation: 31.12.2003

Successor to Federal Councillor: Elisabeth Kopp
Predecessor to Federal Councillor: Hans-Rudolf Merz

Details of elections to the Federal Council

Elected on 1. ballot with 124 votes

Ballots distributed: 241
Ballots received: 241
Blank ballots: 6
Spoiled ballots: 0
Valid ballots: 235
Absolute majority: 118

Further votes received: Franz Steinegger UR (35), Monika Weber ZH (33), Georg Stucky ZG (19), Lilian Uchtenhagen ZH (13), Verschiedene/ divers (11)

Heads of Department
Year	Department	Substitute
2003	Federal Department of Finance (FDF)	Ruth Metzler-Arnold
1996 - 2002	Federal Department of Finance (FDF)
1989 - 1995	Federal Department of Defence; Federal Military Department (EMD)