Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Wilhelm Matthias Näff (February 19, 1802 - January 21, 1881) was a Swiss politician. One of the first seven members of the Swiss Federal Council, he was elected on November 16, 1848, as a representative of St. Gallen. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his long tenure, he headed the following departments: Department of Posts and Construction (1848 - 1852) Political Department (1853) Department of Trade and Customs (1854) Department of Posts and Construction (1855 - 1859) Department of Posts (1860 - 1866) Department of Trade and Customs (1867 - 1872) Department of Finance (1873) Department of Railway and Trade (1873) Department of Finance (1874 - 1875) In 1853, he was President of the Confederation, presiding the council. Successor: Fridolin Anderwert This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.