Rudolf Gnägi

{{Short description|Swiss politician (1917–1985)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rudolf Gnägi

| image = ETH-BIB-Rudolf Gnägi-Com L20-0941-0158.tif

| image_size = 160px

| caption = Rudolf Gnägi

| birth_date = {{birth-date|3 August 1917}}

| birth_place = Schwadernau, Canton of Bern

| death_date ={{dda|df=y|1985|4|20|1917|8|3}}

| death_place = Köniz

| office = Member of the Federal Council

| term_start = 1966

| term_end = 1979

| office1 = President of the Swiss Confederation

| term_start1 = 1 January 1971

| term_end1 = 31 December 1971

| predecessor1 = Hans-Peter Tschudi

| successor1 = Nello Celio

| term_start2 = 1 January 1976

| term_end2 = 31 December 1976

| predecessor2 = Pierre Graber

| successor2 = Kurt Furgler

}}

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 Swiss Confederation twice in 1971 and 1976.

His name is popularly remembered as the nickname of a Swiss Armed Forces ordonnance item, an olive-green jumper officially named Trikothemd 75, but commonly known as Gnägi.