Willy Sphler

Willy Sphler (January 31, 1902 in Zurich - May 31, 1990) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 17, 1959 and handed over office on January 31, 1970. He was affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. Municipal councillor in Zurich in 1928. National councillor from 1938 to 1959. He was the first foreign minister to advocate Switzerland's membership of the United Nations in 1966. He delivered a speech in Montreal during the Universal Exhibition in 1967 about pluringual Switzerland a week after de Gaulle's Vive le Qubec libre ! During his office time he held different departments: Department of Transport, Communications and Energy (1963 - 1965) He was President of the Confederation in 1963 and 1968. After retirement, he presided the Pro Helvetia Foundation and the consultative commission for Switzerland's presence abroad.
Preceded by
Hans Streuli 		Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1959-1970 		Succeeded by
Pierre Graber
Sphler, Willy Sphler, Willy Sphler, Willy

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
arnold koller
jean pascal delamuraz
rntgen
otto stich
ren felber
pierre aubert
alphons egli
kurt furgler
leon schlumpf
fritz honegger
john de gray
georges andr chevallaz
hans hrlimann
rudolf gngi
english chamber orchestra
pierre graber
ernst brugger
john kemp
roger bonvin
nello celio
philipp etter
justified irresponsibility
lumen
lux
giuseppe motta
ludwig von moos
no dig gardening
tautology
hans schaffner
charles james blomfield
adolf deucher
sophron
powazki cemetery
jonas furrer
emblem of india
dramaturgy
gennadius scholarius
soil profile
paul chaudet
george gemistos plethon
indicator plant
max petitpierre
thomas holenstein
human ecology