Edmund Schulthess
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Edmund Schulthess was a Swiss
politician.
He was the son of Edmund Schulthess (Landwirt, 4 January 1826 - 10 April 1906) and wife (m. 15 May 1851) Cornelia Brigitta Marth (22 June 1828 - 22 February 1896).
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council
on 17 July 1912 and handed over office on 15 April 1935. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party
. During his time in office he held the following departments:
He was President of the Confederation four times in 1917, 1921, 1928 and 1933.
He married Marguerite Jeanne Disqué, born c. 1880, and had a daughter Nelly Marguerite Jeanne Schulthess, born in Switzerland on 13 August 1903, who married as his first wife at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Bern on 30 November 1933 Portuguese
Vasco Francisco Caetano de Castro Coutinho de Quevedo Pessanha, born in Lisbon
, Coração de Jesus, on 3 July 1909), and had issue.
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....
politician.
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....
on 17 July 1912 and handed over office on 15 April 1935. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture (1912 - 1914)
- Department of Economic AffairsDepartment of Economic AffairsThe Department of Economic Affairs could refer to:*Department of Economic Affairs - A government body in the UK in the 1960s.*Federal Department of Economic Affairs - A government body in Switzerland....
(1915 - 1935)
He was President of the Confederation four times in 1917, 1921, 1928 and 1933.
He married Marguerite Jeanne Disqué, born c. 1880, and had a daughter Nelly Marguerite Jeanne Schulthess, born in Switzerland on 13 August 1903, who married as his first wife at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Bern on 30 November 1933 Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
Vasco Francisco Caetano de Castro Coutinho de Quevedo Pessanha, born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Coração de Jesus, on 3 July 1909), and had issue.