Simeon Bavier
Simeon Bavier (16 September 1825 – 27 January 1896) was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1878-1883).
He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 1878 and resigned on 5 January 1883. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1879)[1]
- Department of Posts and Railways (1880 - 1881)
- Political Department (1882) as President of the Confederation
He was President of the Confederation in 1882.
References[]
External links[]
- Profile of Simeon Bavier with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Jürg Simonett: Simeon Bavier in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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Categories:
- 1825 births
- 1896 deaths
- People from Chur
- Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
- Foreign ministers of Switzerland
- Finance ministers of Switzerland
- Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
- Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
- Swiss politician stubs