Emil Welti: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m →External links: fixed Swiss Federal Councillor template |
Intro |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Emil Welti.gif|thumb|right|Emil Welti]] |
[[Image:Emil Welti.gif|thumb|right|Emil Welti]] |
||
'''Emil Welti''' (23 April 1825 |
'''Emil Welti''' (23 April 1825 in [[Bad Zurzach]], [[Aargau]] – 24 February 1899) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician and member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] (1866-1891). |
||
He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]]. His son was marriaged by Escher's daughter [[Lydia Welti-Escher]] (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the [[Gottfried Keller Stiftung]]. |
He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|Free Democratic Party]]. His son was marriaged by Escher's daughter [[Lydia Welti-Escher]] (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the [[Gottfried Keller Stiftung]]. |
||
Revision as of 15:17, 3 January 2017
Emil Welti (23 April 1825 in Bad Zurzach, Aargau – 24 February 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1866-1891).
He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. His son was marriaged by Escher's daughter Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the Gottfried Keller Stiftung.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Military Department (1867 - 1868)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1869)
- Military Department (1870 - 1871)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1872)
- Military Department (1873 - 1875)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1876)
- Department of Posts and Telegraph (1877 - 1878)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1879)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1880)
- Department of Justice and Police (1881)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1882 - 1883)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1884)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1885 - 1891)
He was President of the Confederation six times in 1869, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1891.
External links
- Profile of Emil Welti with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Heinrich Staehelin: Emil Welti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
| 1848–1874 |  | |
|---|---|---|
| 1875–1899 | ||
| 1900–1924 | ||
| 1925–1949 | ||
| 1950–1974 | ||
| 1975–1999 | ||
| 2000–present | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Swiss politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |