Roger Bonvin

Politician

1907 – 1982

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Who was Roger Bonvin?

Roger Bonvin was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Bonvin was mayor of Sion from 1955 to 1962.

He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 27 September 1962 and handed over office on 31 December 1973. He was affiliated to the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.

During his office time he held the following departments:

Department of Finance

Department of Transport, Communications and Energy

He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1967 and 1973.

There is a place Roger-Bonvin at Icogne named for him.

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Born
Sep 12, 1907
Icogne
Nationality
  • Switzerland
Died
Jun 5, 1982
Sion

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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