Edmund Schulthess

Edmund Schulthess (2 March 1868 - 22 April 1944) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912-1935).

Edmund Schulthess

Biography

He was born on 2 March 1868 in Villnachern to Edmund Schulthess (1826-1906) and Cornelia Brigitta Marth (1828-1896).

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 July 1912 and handed over office on 15 April 1935. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the following departments:

Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1912 - 1914)
Department of Economic Affairs (1915 - 1935)

He was President of the Confederation four times in 1917, 1921, 1928 and 1933.

He died on 22 April 1944 in Bern.

Family

He married Marguerite Jeanne Disqué (born c. 1880) and had a daughter Nelly Marguerite Jeanne Schulthess, born in Switzerland on 13 August 1903, who married as his first wife at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Bern on 30 November 1933 Portuguese Vasco Francisco Caetano de Castro Coutinho de Quevedo Pessanha, born in Lisbon, Coração de Jesus, on 3 July 1909), and had issue.

External links

Edmund Schulthess in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Profile of Edmund Schulthess with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Preceded by Adolf Deucher	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1912–1935	Succeeded by Hermann Obrecht
Preceded by Pierre de Coubertin	President of Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games 1928	Succeeded by William Stephens

President of the Swiss Confederation (list)

1848–1874	Furrer Druey Munzinger Furrer Naeff Frey-Herosé Furrer Stämpfli Fornerod Furrer Stämpfli Frey-Herosé Knüsel Stämpfli Fornerod Dubs Schenk Knüsel Fornerod Dubs Welti Dubs Schenk Welti Cérésole Schenk

1875–1899	Scherer Welti Heer Schenk Hammer Welti Anderwert Droz Bavier Ruchonnet Welti Schenk Deucher Droz Hertenstein Hammer Ruchonnet Welti Hauser Schenk Frey Zemp Lachenal Deucher Ruffy Müller

1900–1924	Hauser Brenner Zemp Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Brenner Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Hoffmann Motta Decoppet Schulthess Calonder Ador Motta Schulthess Haab Scheurer Chuard

1925–1949	Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Haab Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Pilet-Golaz Minger Meyer Motta Baumann Etter Pilet-Golaz Wetter Etter E. Celio Stampfli von Steiger Kobelt Etter E. Celio Nobs

1950–1974	Petitpierre Steiger Kobelt Etter Rubattel Petitpierre Feldmann Streuli Holenstein Chaudet Petitpierre Wahlen Chaudet Spühler von Moos Tschudi Schaffner Bonvin Spühler von Moos Tschudi Gnägi N. Celio Bonvin Brugger

1975–1999	Graber Gnägi Furgler Ritschard Hürlimann Chevallaz Furgler Honegger Aubert Schlumpf Furgler Egli Aubert Stich Delamuraz Koller Cotti Felber Ogi Stich Villiger Delamuraz Koller Cotti Dreifuss

2000–present	Ogi Leuenberger Villiger Couchepin Deiss Schmid Leuenberger Calmy-Rey Couchepin Merz Leuthard Calmy-Rey Widmer-Schlumpf Maurer Burkhalter Sommaruga Schneider-Ammann

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 32792470 ISNI: 0000 0000 1372 4324 GND: 118762281 SUDOC: 162409168 BNF: cb167557669 (data) HDS: 3791

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