Eduard Müller (12 November 1848 – 9 November 1919) was a Swiss politician who was Mayor of Bern (1888–1895), President of the Swiss National Council (1890/1891) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895–1919). He was a member of the Free Democratic Party.
Müller was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 16 August 1895.
While he was in office, he held the following departments:
Department of Justice and Police (1895–1897)
Military Department (1897–1898)
Political Department (1899) as President of the Confederation
Military Department (1900–1906)
Political Department (1907) as President of the Confederation
Military Department (1908–1911)
Department of Justice and Police (1912)
Political Department (1913) as President of the Confederation
Department of Justice and Police (1914–1919)
Müller was elected to the federal council on one ballot with 136 votes.
He died in office on 9 November 1919 at the age of 70.
Profile of Eduard Müller with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
Peter Stettler: "Müller, Eduard" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 07 December 2007.
Peter Martig (1997). "Eduard Müller". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 18. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 357–358. (full text online).
Biography of Eduard Müller on the website of the Swiss Parliament.