title: Josef Munzinger
text: # Josef Munzinger
  
  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.
  
  