User:Canuckian89/Swiss Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Swiss Confederation in order of longevity. There are currently eighty-nine Presidents on the list and eighteen living Presidents. The list is in descending order and is correct as of 25 October 2024. The oldest president is Hans Schaffner (1908 - 2004), who died at the age of 95 years, 346 days. The oldest living president is Alphons Egli. He is currently 100 years, 17 days old and has held the title of oldest living president of Switzerland since July 23, 2008.

To account for the different number of leap days within the life of each president, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of whole years the president lived, and the number of days past their last birthday. The second lists the total number of days lived by the president, accounting for differing numbers of leap years within the lifespans of different presidents.

List

Rank	President	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	Hans Schaffner	December 16, 1908	November 26, 2004	95 years, 346 days	35,044 days
2	Max Petitpierre	February 26, 1899	March 25, 1994	95 years, 27 days	34,725 days
3	Pierre Graber	December 6, 1908	July 19, 2003	94 years, 225 days	34,558 days
4	Enrico Celio	June 19, 1889	February 23, 1980	90 years, 249 days	33,120 days
5	Hans-Peter Tschudi	October 22, 1913	September 30, 2002	88 years, 343 days	32,485 days
6	Felix Calonder	December 7, 1863	June 14, 1952	88 years, 190 days	32,331 days
7	Willy Spuehler	January 31, 1902	May 31, 1990	88 years, 120 days	32,262 days
8	Alphons Egli	October 8, 1924	Living	100 years, 17 days	36,542 days
9	Leon Schlumpf	February 3, 1925	July 7, 2012	87 years, 155 days	31,931 days
10	Friedrich T. Wahlen	April 10, 1899	November 7, 1985	86 years, 211 days	31,622 days
11	Philipp Etter	December 21, 1891	December 23, 1977	86 years, 2 days	31,413 days
12	Ernst Wetter	August 27, 1877	August 10, 1963	85 years, 348 days	31,393 days
13	Otto Stich	January 10, 1927	September 13, 2012	85 years, 247 days	31,293 days
14	Pierre Aubert	March 3, 1927	Living	97 years, 236 days	35,666 days
15	Ernest Chuard	July 31, 1857	November 9, 1942	85 years, 101 days	31,146 days
16	Bernhard Hammer	March 3, 1822	April 6, 1907	85 years, 34 days	31,079 days
17	Ernst Brugger	March 10, 1914	June 20, 1998	84 years, 102 days	30,783 days
18	Emil Frey	October 24, 1838	December 24, 1922	84 years, 61 days	30,741 days
19	Kurt Furgler	June 24, 1924	July 23, 2008	84 years, 29 days	30,710 days
20	Albert Meyer	March 13, 1870	October 22, 1953	83 years, 223 days	30,538 days
21	Gustave Ador	December 23, 1845	March 31, 1928	82 years, 99 days	30,048 days
22	Nello Celio	February 12, 1914	December 29, 1995	81 years, 320 days	29,905 days
23	Fritz Honegger	July 25, 1917	March 4, 1999	81 years, 222 days	29,807 days
24	Adolf Deucher	February 15, 1831	July 10, 1912	81 years, 146 days	29,730 days
25	Walther Stampfli	December 3, 1884	October 11, 1965	80 years, 312 days	29,531 days
26	Ludwig von Moos	January 31, 1910	November 26, 1990	80 years, 299 days	29,519 days
27	Eduard von Steiger	July 2, 1881	February 10, 1962	80 years, 223 days	29,442 days
28	Constant Fornerod	May 30, 1819	November 27, 1899	80 years, 181 days	29,401 days
29	René Felber	March 14, 1933	Living	91 years, 225 days	33,463 days
30	Arnold Koller	August 29, 1933	Living	91 years, 57 days	33,295 days
31	Wilhelm M. Naeff	February 19, 1802	January 21, 1881	78 years, 337 days	28,826 days
32	Johannes Baumann	November 27, 1874	September 8, 1953	78 years, 285 days	28,774 days
33	Heinrich Haeberlin	September 6, 1868	February 26, 1947	78 years, 173 days	28,661 days
34	Hans Streuli	July 13, 1892	May 23, 1970	77 years, 314 days	28,437 days
35	Ludwig Forrer	February 9, 1845	September 28, 1921	76 years, 231 days	27,989 days
36	Karl Kobelt	August 1, 1891	January 6, 1968	76 years, 158 days	27,916 days
37	Edmund Schulthess	March 2, 1868	April 22, 1944	76 years, 51 days	27,809 days
38	Jean-Marie Musy	April 10, 1876	April 19, 1952	76 years, 9 days	27,767 days
39	Robert Comtesse	August 14, 1847	November 17, 1922	75 years, 95 days	27,488 days
40	Melchior J.M. Knuesel	November 16, 1813	January 15, 1889	75 years, 60 days	27,454 days
41	Roger Bonvin	September 12, 1907	June 5, 1982	74 years, 266 days	27,295 days
42	Josef Zemp	September 2, 1834	December 8, 1908	74 years, 97 days	27,125 days
43	Robert Haab	August 8, 1865	October 15, 1939	74 years, 68 days	27,095 days
44	Emil Welti	April 23, 1825	February 24, 1899	73 years, 307 days	26,970 days
45	Rudolf Minger	November 13, 1881	August 23, 1955	73 years, 283 days	26,945 days
46	Flavio Cotti	October 18, 1939	Living	85 years, 7 days	31,054 days
47	Ruth Dreifuss	January 9, 1940	Living	84 years, 290 days	30,971 days
48	Paul Chaudet	November 17, 1904	August 7, 1977	72 years, 263 days	26,561 days
49	Paul Ceresole	November 16, 1832	January 7, 1905	72 years, 52 days	26,349 days
50	Friedrich Frey-Herosé	October 12, 1801	September 22, 1873	71 years, 345 days	26,278 days
51	Kaspar Villiger	February 5, 1941	Living	83 years, 263 days	30,578 days
52	Karl Schenk	December 1, 1823	July 18, 1895	71 years, 229 days	26,162 days
53	Eduard Mueller	November 12, 1848	November 9, 1919	70 years, 362 days	25,928 days
54	Ernst Nobs	July 14, 1886	March 15, 1957	70 years, 244 days	25,811 days
55	Pascal Couchepin	April 5, 1942	Living	82 years, 203 days	30,154 days
56	Simeon Bavier	September 16, 1825	January 27, 1896	70 years, 133 days	25,700 days
57	Adolf Ogi	July 18, 1942	Living	82 years, 99 days	30,050 days
58	Arthur Hoffmann	June 18, 1857	July 23, 1927	70 years, 35 days	25,601 days
59	Hans-Rudolf Merz	November 10, 1942	Living	81 years, 350 days	29,935 days
60	Adrien Lachenal	May 19, 1849	June 29, 1918	69 years, 41 days	25,242 days
61	Marcel Pilet-Golaz	December 31, 1889	April 11, 1958	68 years, 101 days	24,937 days
62	Giuseppe Motta	December 29, 1871	January 23, 1940	68 years, 25 days	24,861 days
63	Rudolf Gnaegi	August 3, 1917	April 20, 1985	67 years, 260 days	24,732 days
64	Micheline Calmy-Rey	July 8, 1945	Living	79 years, 109 days	28,964 days
65	Joseph Deiss	January 18, 1946	Living	78 years, 281 days	28,770 days
66	Thomas Holenstein	February 7, 1896	October 31, 1962	66 years, 266 days	24,372 days
67	Moritz Leuenberger	September 21, 1946	Living	78 years, 34 days	28,524 days
68	Samuel Schmid	January 8, 1947	Living	77 years, 291 days	28,415 days
69	Walter Hauser	May 1, 1837	October 22, 1902	65 years, 174 days	23,914 days
70	Eugène Ruffy	August 2, 1854	October 25, 1919	65 years, 84 days	23,824 days
71	Rodolphe Rubattel	September 4, 1896	October 18, 1961	65 years, 44 days	23,784 days
72	Wilhelm Hertenstein	May 5, 1825	November 27, 1888	63 years, 206 days	23,217 days
73	Josef Munzinger	November 11, 1791	February 6, 1855	63 years, 87 days	23,097 days
74	Camille Decoppet	June 4, 1862	January 14, 1925	62 years, 224 days	22,869 days
75	Jean-Pascal Delamuraz	April 1, 1936	October 4, 1998	62 years, 186 days	22,831 days
76	Markus Feldmann	May 21, 1897	November 3, 1958	61 years, 166 days	22,445 days
77	Louis Ruchonnet	April 28, 1834	September 14, 1893	59 years, 139 days	21,689 days
78	Jakob Staempfli	February 23, 1820	May 15, 1879	59 years, 81 days	21,631 days
79	Marc-Emile Ruchet	September 14, 1853	July 13, 1912	58 years, 303 days	21,486 days
80	Karl Scheurer	September 27, 1872	November 14, 1929	57 years, 48 days	20,866 days
81	Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf	March 16, 1956	Living	68 years, 223 days	25,060 days
82	Jakob Dubs	July 26, 1822	January 13, 1879	56 years, 171 days	20,625 days
83	Jonas Furrer	March 3, 1805	July 25, 1861	56 years, 144 days	20,598 days
84	Henri Druey	April 12, 1799	March 29, 1855	55 years, 351 days	20,439 days
85	Numa Droz	January 27, 1844	December 15, 1899	55 years, 322 days	20,411 days
86	Ernst Brenner	December 9, 1856	March 11, 1911	54 years, 92 days	19,814 days
87	Joachim Heer	September 25, 1825	March 1, 1879	53 years, 157 days	19,515 days
88	Johann J. Scherer	November 10, 1825	December 23, 1878	53 years, 43 days	19,401 days
89	Doris Leuthard	April 10, 1963	Living	61 years, 198 days	22,479 days

Presidents	89
Living	16
Deceased	73