Albin Breitenmoser (politician)
Albin Breitenmoser (born December 15, 1920 in Mühlrüti ; † March 6, 1983 in Basel , Catholic , resident in Mosnang and Basel) was a Swiss politician (CVP) .
Life
Albin Breitenmoser was born on December 15, 1920 in Mühlrüti as the son of the embroidery manufacturer Jakob Breitenmoser and Olga nee Vögtli. Albin Breitenmoser first passed the Matura at the Cantonal Commercial School in Basel.
As a result, Breitenmoser was from 1947 to 1983 as managing director of the publishing house "Schiffahrt und Weltverkehr AG" . In addition, he worked from 1951 to 1983 as editor of the magazine "Strom und See" . In addition, Albin Breitenmoser was managing director of the Swiss Maritime Association from 1969 to 1983.
In 1948 Albin Breitenmoser married Beatrix, the daughter of the Schwyz Cantonal Council and doctor from Lachen Carl Ebnöther. He died on March 6, 1983, two months after he had turned 62 in Basel.
Political career
In 1945, Albin Breitenmoser who founded Jung party "Basler young Catholics" . Breitenmoser then represented the Catholic People's Party (KVP) at cantonal level from 1950 to 1963, 1968 to 1972 and 1976 to 1983, since 1971 (CVP), in the Basel Grand Council , of which 1961 was President . In 1962, Breitenmoser failed as the official candidate for his party's government council because of the non-partisan Alfred Abegg . In addition, Breitenmoser was a member of the National Council from 1963 to 1975 . In 1975 he was also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe .
Albin Breitenmoser assumed significant responsibility for a stronger Christian-social orientation of the Catholic People's Party in Basel-Stadt, of which he was president between 1958 and 1963. At the federal level, he made a name for himself in transport and social policy issues.
plant
- For a reunited canton of Basel, 1957
literature
- Fritz Grieder: Half a century under the dome of the Bundestag building, 1985
Web links
- Daniel Künstle: Breitenmoser, Albin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Publications by and about Albin Breitenmoser (1920–1983) in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library </
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breitenmoser, Albin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (CVP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mühlrüti |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1983 |
| Place of death | Basel |