Edmund Schulthess
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Edmund Schulthess | |
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_circa_1916.jpg) Schulthess c. 1916 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1933 – 31 December 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Motta |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Pilet-Golaz |
| In office 1 January 1928 – 31 December 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Motta |
| Succeeded by | Robert Haab |
| In office 1 January 1921 – 31 December 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Motta |
| Succeeded by | Robert Haab |
| In office 1 January 1917 – 31 December 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Camille Decoppet |
| Succeeded by | Felix Calonder |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 17 July 1912 – 15 April 1935 | |
| Department | Economic Affairs |
| Preceded by | Adolf Deucher |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Obrecht |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1868 Villnachern, Aargau, Switzerland |
| Died | 22 April 1944 (aged 76) Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
| Party | Free Democratic Party |
Edmund Schulthess (2 March 1868 – 22 April 1944) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912–1935).
He was born on 2 March 1868 in Villnachern to Edmund Schulthess (Landwirt, 4 January 1826 - 10 April 1906) and wife (m. 15 May 1851) Cornelia Brigitta Marth (22 June 1828 - 22 February 1896).[1] He was the brother of internist and pediatrician Wilhelm Schulthess (1855–1917) and great-great-grandnephew of educator and philanthropist Anna Pestalozzi-Schulthess and born into the Schulthess family, a wealthy and renowned merchant family which ran a bakery and Konditorei (confectionery) at the Rüdenplatz in Zürich.[2]
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 17 July 1912[3] and handed over office on 15 April 1935.[4] He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.[5] 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 Swiss Confederation four times, in 1917,[6] 1921,[7] 1928 and 1933.[8]
He died on 22 April 1944 in Bern.[8]
