Willy Spühler (31 January 1902, in Zurich – 31 May 1990) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to theSwiss Federal Council on 17 December 1959, representing theCanton of Zürich, and handed over office on 31 January 1970. He was affiliated to theSocial Democratic Party. He was a municipal councillor in Zurich in 1928 and a national councillor from 1938 to 1959. He was the first foreign minister to advocate Switzerland's membership of the United Nations in 1966. One week after de Gaulle'sVive le Québec libre!, Spühler delivered a speech on pluringual Switzerland during Montreal's Universal Exhibition in 1967 .
During his time in office he held the following departments:
He wasPresident of the Confederation in 1963 and 1968. After retirement, he presided thePro Helvetia Foundation and the consultative commission for Switzerland's presence abroad.
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