Hans-Peter Tschudi President

Hans-Peter Tschudi (22 October 1913 – 30 September 2002) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1959-1973) heading the Department of Home Affairs (Swiss interior minister).Tschudi was a member of the Cantonal Government of Basel-City from 1953 to 1959. He was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. From 1956, he represented the canton of Basel-City in the Swiss Council of States, until he was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 17 December 1959.During his time in office he held the Department of Home Affairs and was President of the Confederation twice in 1965 and 1970.Tschudi handed over office on 31 December 1973.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 22, 1913
Birth place
Basel , Switzerland
Date of deathSeptember 30, 2002
Place of death
Basel , Switzerland
Education
University of Basel

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Politician

party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
successor
Hans Hürlimann
Hans Schaffner
Rudolf Gnägi
Willi Ritschard
vice president
Hans Schaffner
Rudolf Gnägi

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Hans-Peter Tschudi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://query.staatsarchiv.bs.ch/query/Detail.aspx?ID=132302