Albert Meyer (politician)
Albert Meyer (March 13, 1870 – October 22,1953) was a Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1915-1930) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929-1938).
Albert Meyer
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 12 December 1929 and handed over office on 31 December 1938. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
During his time in office he held the Department of Home Affairs from 1930 to 1934 and the Department of Finance from 1934 to 1938[1], and was President of the Confederation in 1936.
External links
- Albert Meyer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Albert Meyer in the German National Library catalogue
- Profile of Albert Meyer with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Newspaper clippings about Albert Meyer in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1929–1938 |
Succeeded by Ernst Wetter |
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