A lever switch for use in a motor vehicle which includes a switch case, a lever rotatably provided in the switch case for pivotal movement about a first support axis and also about a second support axis directed in a direction different from the first support axis, a first switch member for actuating a first functioning element by rotation of the lever about the first support axis, a second switch member for actuating a second functioning element by rotation of the lever about the second support axis. The lever is also arranged to be displaceable in its axial direction to actuate a third switch member for a third functioning element.