Eduard von Steiger
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Eduard von Steiger (2 July 1881, in Langnau im Emmental – 10 February 1962) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1940–1951).
He studied law at the Universities of Geneva, Leipzig and Berne. He became a member of the Conservative Party, was elected a Municipal Councilor of Berne and a Member of the Cantonal Parliament of Berne, all in 1914. He was President of the town of Berne from 1922 to 1929. He was also President of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents.
In the Cantonal Parliament, he presided over the Commission of Justice, 1922-26, and over the State Economic Commission, 1929–34. He was President of the Parliamentary Council and elected to the Cantonal Executive Council of Berne in 1939.
He was elected to the Federal Council on 10 December 1940 and handed over office on 31 December 1951. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party.
During his time in office, he held the Department of Justice and Police and was 51st President of the Confederation twice in 1945 and 1951.
External links
[edit]- Profile of Eduard von Steiger with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Newspaper clippings about Eduard von Steiger in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
- 1881 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from Emmental District
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents politicians
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- World War II political leaders
- University of Geneva alumni
- Leipzig University alumni
- University of Bern alumni
- Von Steiger family
- Swiss politician stubs