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Adolf Deucher | |
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 Deucher in 1885 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1909 – 31 December 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Ernst Brenner |
| Succeeded by | Robert Comtesse |
| In office 1 January 1903 – 31 December 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Zemp |
| Succeeded by | Robert Comtesse |
| In office 1 January 1897 – 31 December 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Adrien Lachenal |
| Succeeded by | Eugène Ruffy |
| In office 1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Schenk |
| Succeeded by | Numa Droz |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 10 April 1883 – 10 July 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Simeon Bavier |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Schulthess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1831-02-15)15 February 1831 Wipkingen, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 10 July 1912(1912-07-10) (aged 81) Bern, Switzerland |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Adolf Deucher (15 February 1831 – 10 July 1912) was a Swiss politician who served as afederal councillor from 1883 to 1912, and a two-time member of theSwiss National Council. Pursuing centralist policies in a veryfederalist country, he was a main promoter of the 1868 revision of theSwiss constitution.[1]
As a federal councillor, he improved conditions for workers (banning phosphorus in thematch industry in 1898, revision of the factory law). He was also the guiding force behind the first national law on agriculture.[1]
He studied medicine at Heidelberg, Zurich, Prague, and Vienna. In 1855 he became a member of theGrand Council of Thurgau, and in 1868 he served as a member of the council established to formulate a new democratic constitution for Thurgau. From 1869 to 1873 he was a member of theNational Council of Switzerland, and, three years after his re-election to that body became its president (1882).[2]
He was elected to theSwiss Federal Council on 10 April 1883 and died in office on 10 July 1912, aged 81. He was affiliated with theFree Democratic Party. During his office time, he held the following departments:
He wasPresident of the Confederation four times in 1886, 1897, 1903 and 1909.
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| Preceded by | President of the National Council 1882/1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1883–1912 | Succeeded by |
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| 1975–1999 | ||
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