Rudolf Gnägi

Party: Swiss People’s Party (SVP)
Born on: 03.08.1917
Place of origin: Schwadernau
Canton: Bern (BE)
Election: 08.12.1965
Resignation: 31.12.1979
Deceased: 20.04.1985

Successor to Federal Councillor: Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
Predecessor to Federal Councillor: Leon Schlumpf

Details of elections to the Federal Council

Elected on 1. ballot with 176 votes

Ballots distributed: 242
Ballots received: 239
Blank ballots: 23
Spoiled ballots: 1
Valid ballots: 215
Absolute majority: 108

Further votes received: Peter Dürrenmatt BS (20), Verschiedene/ divers (19)

Heads of Department
Year	Department	Substitute
1979	Federal Department of Defence; Federal Military Department (EMD)
1968 - 1978	Military Department
1966 - 1968	Department of Transport, Communications and Energy