Eduard Müller
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Eduard Müller (November 12, 1848 in Nidau - November 9, 1919) was a Swiss politician, mayor of Berne (1888-1895) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1895-1919).
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on August 16, 1895 and died in office on November 9, 1919. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his time 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)
He was President of the Confederation three times in 1899, 1907 and 1913.
[edit] External links
- Profile of Eduard Müller with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Peter Stettler: Eduard Müller in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2007-12-07.
Preceded by August Suter |
President of the National Council 1890/1891 |
Succeeded by Adrien Lachenal |
Preceded by Karl Schenk |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1895–1919 |
Succeeded by Karl Scheurer |