Roger Bonvin

Roger Bonvin

Roger Bonvin (12 September 1907, Icogne, Valais - 5 June 1982) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1962-1973).

Bonvin was mayor of Sion from 1955 to 1962.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 27 September 1962 and handed over office on 31 December 1973. He was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.

During his office time he held the following departments:

Department of Finance (1962 - 1968)
Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1968 - 1973)

He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1967 and 1973.

There is a place Roger-Bonvin at Icogne named for him.

External links

Roger Bonvin in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
Roger Bonvin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Profile of Roger Bonvin with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Preceded by Jean Bourgknecht	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1962–1973	Succeeded by Hans Hürlimann

President of the Swiss Confederation (list)

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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

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