Edmund Schulthess


Edmund Schulthess was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Biography

He was born on 2 March 1868 in Villnachern to Edmund Schulthess and Cornelia Brigitta Marth.
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 died on 22 April 1944 in Bern.

Family

He married Marguerite Jeanne Disqué, and had issue.