Jakob Stämpfli
Jakob Stämpfli (February 23, 1820 - May 15, 1879) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 6, 1854 and handed over office on December 31, 1863. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments:
- Departement of Justice and Police (1855)
- Political Department (1856)
- Departement of Finance (1857 - 1858)
- Political Department (1859)
- Department of Defence; Military Department (1860 - 1861)
- Political Department (1862)
- Department of Defence; Military Department (1863)
He was president of Switzerland three times in 1856, 1859 and 1862.
Predecessor: Ulrich Ochsenbein
Successor: Karl Schenk