Emil Welti was a Swiss

Switzerland

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 politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council

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 (1866-1891).

He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party

Free Democratic Party of Switzerland

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During his time in office he held the following departments:

• Military Department (1867 - 1868)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1869)
• Military Department (1870 - 1871)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1872)
• Military Department (1873 - 1875)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1876)
• Department of Posts and Telegraph (1877 - 1878)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1879)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1880)
• Department of Justice and Police (1881)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1882 - 1883)
• Political Department as President of the Confederation (1884)
• Department of Posts and Railways (1885 - 1891)

He was President of the Confederation six times in 1869, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1891.

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