Markus Feldmann was a Swiss politician

Politician

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, member of the Swiss Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

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 (1951-1958).

He was elected to the Federal Council on December 13, 1951 and died in office on November 3, 1958. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents

Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents

The Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents was a Swiss political party founded in 1936. It grew out of a merger between various farmers’ parties at canton level which had been established during the First World War .In November 1917, Rudolf Minger set up the Bern Party of Farmers and...

 (BGB/PAI), now the Swiss People's Party

Swiss People's Party

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During his office time he held the Department of Justice and Police and was President of the Confederation in 1956.

Feldmann is buried in the Schosshalden cemetery in Bern.

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