Franz Josef Jeger

Franz Josef Jeger (born November 24, 1909 in Solothurn ; † February 24, 1997 there ; entitled to live in Solothurn) was a Swiss lawyer and politician ( Solothurn People's Party , CVP ).

Life

Grave, Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus

Franz Josef Jeger was born in 1909 to Robert Jeger and Rosa, born Hänggi. The first conservative councilor of the canton of Solothurn, Franz Josef Hänggi, was his grandfather. In 1933 he received his doctorate from the University of Bern and in 1936 obtained the patent for advocate, notary and lawyer. His political career began in 1937 when he was elected to the Cantonal Council , to which he was a member until 1949 and from 1951 to 1961. In 1939 he was also the parish president of Grenchenand in 1950 he co-founded the Roman Catholic Synod in the Canton of Solothurn. In 1961 Franz Josef Jeger was elected to the government council, of which he was a member for twelve years. During his time in the Solothurn government he campaigned strongly for the constitutional restoration of the Mariastein Monastery and was a co-initiator of the association "Friends of Mariastein Monastery". After his resignation, he became involved in 1973 as President of the Swiss Catholic Working Group on Foreigners' Issues.

Jeger was married to Maria Magdalena Josefina Martha Glutz. He found his final resting place in the Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus .

literature

• Arthur Haefliger, Peter Jäggi et al. (Ed.): Festgabe Franz Josef Jeger. State Chancellery Solothurn, 1973

Web links

• Othmar Noser: Jeger, Franz Josef. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .