Fritz Zaugg

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Fritz Zaugg (born May 23, 1885 in Roggwil BE ; † May 14, 1956 in Dielsdorf ; entitled to reside in Wyssachen and Brugg ) was a Swiss politician ( BGB ), association official and farmer . He held a leading position in the Swiss Farmers' Association. After he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau in 1919 as one of the first representatives of the newly founded BGB , he was elected to the government council in 1929 , to which he was a member until 1952.

biography

Zaugg spent his youth in the town where he was born. Following a personal inclination, he decided to become a farmer . For this purpose he attended summer courses at the Rütti agricultural school in Zollikofen from 1902 to 1904 . To expand his practical knowledge, he took a job on a farm in eastern Switzerland. The agronomist Ernst Laur became aware of him and in 1905 brought him to work in the Swiss Farmers' Office in Brugg .

Five years later, Zaugg took over the management of the profitability surveys department of the Swiss Farmers' Association . In this position he came into contact with farmers on the one hand and with representatives from politics, business and science on the other. In self-study he acquired the knowledge that he would otherwise have had as an engineer-agronomist and was considered an expert in agricultural accounting issues.

Zaugg was one of the founding members of the Farmers, Trade and Citizens' Party (BGB) in Aargau and entered the Grand Council in the first elections in 1919 using proportional representation . Soon he took a leading position in his parliamentary group and in 1927/28 he presided over the cantonal parliament. On May 29, 1929, he prevailed in the government council elections against the later Councilor of States Hans Fricker and entered the cantonal government.

In the government, Zaugg took over the management of the education and agriculture department. In 1932 he received the honorary citizenship of Brugg. He managed to complete several important projects. This includes the complete revision of the School Act, the introduction of the cantonal apprenticeship office and career counseling, a law on agricultural vocational training and the reorganization of teacher training and scholarships. In 1949 Zaugg moved to the building department. In this function he convinced the voters to accept the Road Construction Act and the Water Protection Act. In 1953 he resigned at the age of 67.

In addition to his political activities, Zaugg performed various other tasks. He was a member of the supervisory board of the Neuhof home founded by Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi in Birr and, from 1921, a member of the management of the Swiss guarantee association for agricultural workers and smallholders (its president from 1927). He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Swiss Rhine Saltworks from 1932 , which he chaired from 1947 until shortly before his death.

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literature

  • Biographical Lexicon of the Canton of Aargau 1803–1957 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 68/69 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1958, p. 893-894 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zaugg, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Roggwil BE
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1956
Place of death Dielsdorf