Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Giovanni Battista Pioda (October 4, 1808 - November 3, 1882) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on July 30, 1857 and resigned on January 26, 1864. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Home Affairs. Predecessor: Stefano Franscini Successor: Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.