High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rudolf Gnägi (3 August 1917 - 20 April 1985) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1966-1979). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1965 and handed over office on 31 December 1979. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), which became the Swiss People's Party in 1972. During his office time he held the following departments: Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1966-1967); Federal Military Department (1968); Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1968); Federal Military Department (1969-1979). He was President of the Confederation twice in 1971 and 1976. His name is popularly remembered as the nickname of a Swiss Army ordonnance item, an olive-green jumper officially named Trikothemd 75, but commonly known as Gnägi.