René Felber | |
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 Felber in 1990 | |
| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Flavio Cotti |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Ogi |
| Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Aubert |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Dreifuss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1933-03-14)14 March 1933 Bienne, Switzerland |
| Died | 18 October 2020(2020-10-18) (aged 87) |
René Felber (14 March 1933 – 18 October 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was amember of the Swiss Federal Council from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he served as thepresident of Switzerland.
Born 1933 inBienne, Felber was a teacher inBoudevilliers andLe Locle (canton of Neuchâtel).
Felber died on 18 October 2020 at the age of 87.[1]
He was mayor of Le Locle from 1964 to 1980 (in charge of gas and electricity supply and then of Finance), member of the Cantonal Parliament of Neuchâtel (1965–1976). He sat in theNational Council from 1967 to 1981 when he became a member of theConseil d'Etat (State Council) of the canton of Neuchâtel in charge of the Finance Department until his election to the Federal Council. In 1980/81, he was the floor leader of theSocial Democratic Party in the Federal Parliament.
He was elected to theSwiss Federal Council on 9 December 1987 as member of theCanton of Neuchâtel and for the Social Democratic Party.
During his time in office, he headed theFederal Department of Foreign Affairs and wasPresident of the Confederation in 1992. Felber fought for Swiss membership in theEuropean Economic Area, a proposal that was narrowly defeated in a referendum on 6 December 1992.
He resigned from the council on 31 March 1993 for health reasons.
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