Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (10 April 1899, Mirchel

Mirchel

Mirchel is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Mirchel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.6% is forested...

, Canton of Bern – 7 November 1985, Bern) was a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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Politician

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He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

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 on 11 December 1958 and handed over office on 31 December 1965. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party

Swiss People's Party

The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...

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During his time in office he held the following departments:

• Department of Justice and Police (1959)
• Department of Economic Affairs
  Department of Economic Affairs
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   (1960)
• Political Department (1961)
• Department of Economic Affairs
  Department of Economic Affairs
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   (1961)
• Political Department (1962 - 1965)

He was President of the Confederation in 1961.

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