Leon Schlumpf
Politician
1925 – 2012
Who was Leon Schlumpf?
Leon Schlumpf was a Swiss politician and a former member of the Swiss Federal Council.
Schlumpf was born in Felsberg. He was elected to the Federal Council on December 5, 1979 as a member of the Swiss People's Party from the Canton of Graubünden. He subsequently handed over office on December 31, 1987.
During his time in office, he held the Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy and was President of the Confederation in 1984.
Schlumpf died in Chur, aged 87. He was the father of Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, member of the cantonal government of Graubünden, who was herself elected to the Federal Council on December 12, 2007.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1925
Felsberg - Also known as
- Шлумпф, Леон
- Children
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Died
- Jul 7, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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