Government debt during each economy minister's tenure
Every economy minister since 1991, ranked by how the government debt changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Economy minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pascal Couchepin | 1 Apr 1998 – 1 Jan 2003 | +4.0 pp 1997 → 2002 | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Guy Parmelin | 1 Jan 2019 – now | −1.0 pp 2018 → 2025 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 3 |  Johann Schneider-Ammann | 1 Nov 2010 – 1 Jan 2019 | −1.5 pp 2010 → 2018 | −0.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Doris Leuthard | 1 Aug 2006 – 1 Nov 2010 | −5.3 pp 2006 → 2010 | −1.3 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Joseph Deiss | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Aug 2006 | −9.1 pp 2002 → 2006 | −2.3 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of GDP · IMF World Economic Outlook, general government gross debt (GGXWDG_NGDP: the Confederation, the cantons, the communes and the social insurances), calendar years, the years of actual figures only (the latest an estimate) · Switzerland data · as of Oct 2026.