page_title: Josef Munzinger
hierarchical_section_title: Josef Munzinger
caption_attribution_description: English: Josef Munzinger, Swiss federal councillor Deutsch: Josef Munzinger, Schweizer Bundesrat
context_page_description: Martin Josef Munzinger 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
  Political Department
  Department of Finance
  Department of Posts and Construction
  Department of Trade and Customs
  and was President of the Confederation in 1851.
  Munzinger died in office on 6 February 1855.
context_section_description: 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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