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  Schulthess, Edmund
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NameEdmund Schulthess
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Born March 02, 1868
DiedApril 22, 1944 (76 years)
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Apr 15, 2011 03:47pm
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InfoEdmund Schulthess (Brugg, 2 March 1868 - 22 April 1944) was a Swiss politician.

He was the son of Edmund Schulthess (Landwirt, 4 January 1826 - 10 April 1906) and wife (m. 15 May 1851) Cornelia Brigitta Marth (22 June 1828 - 22 February 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 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.

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  01/01/1934 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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  01/01/1933 Swiss Confederation President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1932 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1932 Swiss Confederation Vice-President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1931 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1930 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1929 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1928 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1928 Swiss Confederation President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1927 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1927 Swiss Confederation Vice-President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1926 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1925 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1924 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1923 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1922 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1921 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1921 Swiss Confederation President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1920 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1920 Swiss Confederation Vice-President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1919 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1918 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1917 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1917 Swiss Confederation President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1916 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1916 Swiss Confederation Vice-President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1915 Councillor of the Economy Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1914 Councillor of Trade, Industry, and Agriculture Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/01/1913 Councillor of Trade, Industry, and Agriculture Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  07/11/1912 Councillor of Trade, Industry, and Agriculture Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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