Albert Locher (politician, 1856)

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Albert Locher (born January 12, 1856 in Saint-Imier , † November 7, 1917 in Bern ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ) and farmer . From 1899 to 1917 he was a member of the National Council and from 1912 until his death he was also a member of the government of the Canton of Bern .

biography

Locher studied law at the University of Neuchâtel . He then began studying agronomy in Tübingen , but had to break it off after the death of his father, whereupon he took over the family estate. In 1886 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern , to which he belonged until 1900. From 1888 to 1890 he served as mayor of Saint-Imier, then until 1911 as governor of the Courtelary district . Locher belonged to the boards of directors of various companies: Papierfabrik Perlen (1873–1879), Jura-Simplon-Bahn (1901–1902), Wood pulp factory Courtelary (1908–1913) and Bern-Neuenburg-Bahn (1915–1916). In addition, he was President of the Federal Bank from 1890 to 1892 . He was also a member of the board of the Swiss Farmers' Association from 1903 to 1913 .

Locher ran for the National Council elections in 1899 and was elected in the constituency of the South Jura . He was re-elected six times in a row. In 1912 he was also elected to the government council of the canton of Bern and took over the management of the interior department. In this function, he had a decisive influence on the new Fire Insurance Act and the draft Health and Accident Insurance Act. He was voted out of office in the National Council elections on October 28, 1917, and died ten days later.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Memorandum of the Eidgenössische Bank (Aktiengesellschaft) in Zurich 1863-1913. Orell Füssli, Zurich, 1914
personal data
SURNAME Locher, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and farmer
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Imier
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1917
Place of death Bern