Short biographies
The biographical profiles contain information on senior officials at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) - their education, professional careers, memberships in associations, non-parliamentary commissions, additional offices held etc., and on their political posts and board memberships.
Presidents of the Swiss National Bank Council from 1906 onwards
Note on the English translation: For official titles and designations see the German and French versions. The English translations provided here are for guidance only.
17.07.1906-14.04.1923
14.04.1923-01.02.1927
05.03.1927-09.03.1935
09.03.1935-11.03.1939
11.03.1939-08.03.1947
08.03.1947-21.03.1959
21.03.1959-20.08.1978
08.11.1978-25.04.1986
25.04.1986-28.04.1989
28.04.1989-16.04.1993
16.04.1993-23.04.1999
23.04.1999-26.04.2002
26.04.2002-27.04.2012
27.04.2012-30.04.2019
01.05.2019-
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Swiss National Bank: Johann Daniel Hirter, Alfred Sarasin, Gustav Schaller, Brenno Galli, Edmund Wyss, François Schaller, Barbara Janom Steiner
Images collection, Swiss National Library/NB: Paul Usteri, Gottlieb Bachmann, Peter Gerber, Jakob Schönenberger
KEYSTONE/archives: Eduard Belser
RDB/RDB: Alfred Müller
Press service, République et Canton de Neuchâtel: Jean Studer
Hans Ulrich Raggenbass: Hans Ulrich Raggenbass
Members of the Governing Board from 1907 onwards
Note on the English translation: For official titles and designations see the German and French versions. The English translations provided here are for guidance only.
Department I: Heinrich Kundert
Department II: Rodolphe de Haller
Department III: August Burckhardt
Department I: August Burckhardt
Department II: Rodolphe de Haller
Department III: Adolf Jöhr
Department I: August Burckhardt
Department II: Rodolphe de Haller
Department III: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department I: August Burckhardt
Department II: Charles Schnyder von Wartensee
Department III: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department I: August Burckhardt
Department II: vacant
Department III: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department I: August Burckhardt
Department II: Charles Schnyder von Wartensee
Department III: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department I: vacant
Department II: Charles Schnyder von Wartensee
Department III: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department I: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department II: Charles Schnyder von Wartensee
Department III: Ernst Weber
Department I: Gottlieb Bachmann
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Ernst Weber
Department I: vacant
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Ernst Weber
Department I: Ernst Weber
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Fritz Schnorf
Department I: Ernst Weber
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Alfred Hirs
Department I: Paul Keller
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Alfred Hirs
Department I: Paul Keller
Department II: Paul Rossy
Department III: Walter Schwegler
Department I: Paul Keller
Department II: Riccardo Motta
Department III: Walter Schwegler
Department I: Walter Schwegler
Department II: Riccardo Motta
Department III: Max Iklé
Department I: Walter Schwegler
Department II: Alexandre Hay
Department III: Max Iklé
Department I: Edwin Stopper
Department II: Alexandre Hay
Department III: Max Iklé
Department I: Edwin Stopper
Department II: Alexandre Hay
Department III: Fritz Leutwiler
Department I: Fritz Leutwiler
Department II: Alexandre Hay
Department III: vacant
Department I: Fritz Leutwiler
Department II: Alexandre Hay
Department III: Leo Schürmann
Department I: Fritz Leutwiler
Department II: Leo Schürmann
Department III: Pierre Languetin
Department I: Fritz Leutwiler
Department II: Pierre Languetin
Department III: Markus Lusser
Department I: Pierre Languetin
Department II: Markus Lusser
Department III: Hans Meyer
Department I: Markus Lusser
Department II: Hans Meyer
Department III: Jean Zwahlen
Department I: Hans Meyer
Department II: Jean-Pierre Roth
Department III: Bruno Gehrig
Department I: Jean-Pierre Roth
Department II: Niklaus Blattner
Department III: Bruno Gehrig
Department I: Jean-Pierre Roth
Department II: Niklaus Blattner
Department III: Philipp M. Hildebrand
Department I: Jean-Pierre Roth
Department II: Philipp M. Hildebrand
Department III: Thomas J. Jordan
Department I: Philipp M. Hildebrand
Department II: Thomas J. Jordan
Department III: Jean-Pierre Danthine
Department I: vacant
Department II: Thomas J. Jordan
Department III: Jean-Pierre Danthine
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Jean-Pierre Danthine
Department III: vacant
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Jean-Pierre Danthine
Department III: Fritz Zurbrügg
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Fritz Zurbrügg
Department III: Andréa M. Maechler
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Martin Schlegel
Department III: Andréa M. Maechler
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Martin Schlegel
Department III: vacant
Department I: Thomas J. Jordan
Department II: Martin Schlegel
Department III: Antoine Martin
Department I: Martin Schlegel
Department II: Antoine Martin
Department III: Petra Tschudin
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Swiss National Bank: August Burckhardt, Rodolphe de Haller, Heinrich Kundert, Adolf Jöhr, Gottlieb Bachmann, Paul Rossy, Fritz Schnorf, Walter Schwegler, Riccardo Motta, Alexandre Hay, Edwin Stopper, Fritz Leutwiler, Leo Schürmann, Pierre Languetin, Markus Lusser, Hans Meyer, Jean Zwahlen, Bruno Gehrig, Niklaus Blattner, Jean-Pierre Roth, Philipp M. Hildebrand, Thomas J. Jordan, Jean-Pierre Danthine, Fritz Zurbrügg, Andréa M. Maechler, Martin Schlegel, Petra Tschudin
Images collection, Swiss National Library/NB: Charles Schnyder von Wartensee, Paul Keller
KEYSTONE/Photopress archives: Ernst Weber, Alfred Hirs, Max Iklé
Historical sources for the biographical profiles
- Information on offices held at the SNB is derived from the SNB archives.
- Information on education, professional careers, memberships in associations, additional offices held etc. is largely based on obituaries in newspapers and entries in encyclopaedias.
- Details on memberships in permanent commissions of the National Council and the Council of States have been derived from a publication entitled "Résumé des délibérations de l’assemblée fédérale" in French and "Übersicht über die Verhandlungen der Bundesversammlung" in German.
- The sources for the non-parliamentary commissions were, for the period to 1984, the annual federal gazette ("l’annuaire federal"/"eidgenössische Staatskalender"), and for the years thereafter, a brochure entitled "Commissions extra-parlementaires, autorités et représentants de la Confédération" in French and "Ausserparlamentarische Kommissionen, Behörden und Vertretungen des Bundes" in German, which was published by the Federal Chancellery in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993 and 1997. There are a number of gaps in the information provided by these publications, and some (but unfortunately not all) of them have been filled with the generous support of the Swiss federal archives. Neither the annual gazette nor the Federal Chancellery publication lists all of the non-parliamentary commissions. This is a gap that we were unable to fill in our biographical profiles.
- For Board memberships, the annual reports of individual companies held by the Swiss economic archives ("Wirtschaftsarchiv") in Basel were consulted.
- In addition, we received valuable information from many archives and historians, and would like to take this opportunity of extending our sincere thanks to them.