Bernhard Seiler
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Bernhard Seiler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of States | |
| In office 1987–1999 | |
| President of the Grand Council of Schaffhausen | |
| In office 1983–1983 | |
| Member of the Grand Council of Schaffhausen | |
| In office 1969–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1930 Bibern, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Died | 22 February 2025 (aged 94) |
| Party | Swiss People's Party (formerly PAB) |
| Spouse | Irmgard Murbach (m. 1957) |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich University of Dublin |
| Profession | Agronomist |
Bernhard Seiler (8 March 1930 – 22 February 2025) was a Swiss agronomist and politician. He served as a member of the Council of States from 1987 to 1999 and was president of the Grand Council of Schaffhausen in 1983.
Seiler was born on 8 March 1930 in Bibern, Canton of Schaffhausen. He was the son of Emil Seiler, a farmer and cantonal judge, and held citizenship of Bibern, Hofen, and Schaffhausen. He completed his secondary education at the gymnasium in Schaffhausen before studying at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich from 1951 to 1955, where he earned a diploma in agricultural engineering. He pursued additional training at the University of Dublin from 1955 to 1956.[1]
Career
After completing his studies, Seiler operated a dairy farm near Montreal from 1956 to 1960. Upon returning to Switzerland, he served as an agronomy instructor in Sissach from 1961 to 1962, then became a teacher of crop production at the agricultural school of Charlottenfels in Neuhausen am Rheinfall from 1962 to 1993. He directed the school from 1975 to 1987. In the military, he attained the rank of colonel.[1]
