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Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)

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Preceded by
  
Karl Scheurer

Name
  
Eduard Muller

Preceded by
  
Otto von Buren

Role
  
Swiss Politician

Succeeded by
  
Karl Schenk


Eduard Muller (Swiss politician)

Born
  
12 November 1848 Dresden, Germany (
1848-11-12
)

Died
  
November 9, 1919, Bern, Switzerland

Party
  
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland

Political party
  
Free Democratic Party

Profession
  
Politician, Councilor,

Eduard Müller (12 November 1848 – 9 November 1919) was a Swiss politician, Mayor of Bern (1888-1895), President of the Swiss National Council (1890/1891) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895-1919). He was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

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Member of the Federal Council

Eduard Müller (Swiss politician) FileEduard Mllerjpg Wikimedia Commons

Müller was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on August 16, 1895.

While he was in office, he held the following departments:

  • Department of Justice and Police (1895–1897)
  • Military Department (1897–1898)
  • Political Department (1899) as President of the Confederation
  • Military Department (1900–1906)
  • Political Department (1907) as President of the Confederation
  • Military Department (1908–1911)
  • Department of Justice and Police (1912)
  • Political Department (1913) as President of the Confederation
  • Department of Justice and Police (1914–1919)

    • Electoral Information

    Müller was elected to the federal council on 1 ballot with 136 votes.

  • Ballots distributed: 171
  • Ballots received: 170
  • Blank ballots: 6
  • Spoiled ballots: 0
  • Valid ballots: 164
  • Absolute majority: 83

    • He died in office on 9 November 1919 at the age of 70.

    References

    Eduard Müller (Swiss politician) Wikipedia
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