Ernst Nobs (14 July 1886, inSeedorf, Bern – 15 March 1957) was a Swiss politician.
Nobs was involved in the1918 Swiss general strike. In 1919, a military court found him guilty of publishing subversive texts and sentenced him to four weeks in prison.[1]
He was the mayor ofZürich from 1942 to 1944. He was elected to theSwiss Federal Council on 15 December 1943, as the first member of theSocial Democratic Party. He handed over office on 31 December 1951.
During his time in office he was responsible for theDepartment of Finance[2] and he wasPresident of the Confederation in 1949.
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