Adolf Deucher

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Adolf Deucher (February 15, 1831 - July 10, 1912) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on April 10, 1883 and died in office on July 10, 1912. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his office time he held the following departments:

• Department of Justice and Police (1883)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1884)
• Department of Home Affairs (1885)
• Political Department (1886)
• Department of Trade and Agriculture (1887)
• Department of Industry and Agriculture (1888 - 1895)
• Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1896)
• Political Department (1897)
• Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1898 - 1902)
• Political Department (1903)
• Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1904 - 1908)
• Political Department (1909)
• Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1910 - 1912)

He was President of the Confederation four times in 1886, 1897, 1903 and 1909.

[edit] External links

• Adolf Deucher in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Works by and about Adolf Deucher in the German National Library catalogue

Preceded by Karl Zyro	President of the National Council 1882/1883	Succeeded by Simon Kaiser
Preceded by Simeon Bavier	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1883–1912	Succeeded by Edmund Schulthess