Gottfried Klaus

Gottfried Klaus (born November 25, 1899 in Biel ; † August 6, 1963 in Chur ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ).

Life

Klaus attended the teachers' seminar in Solothurn , which he completed in 1918 with the teacher's certificate. He then worked as a secretary in the Solothurn finance department before taking up a position as a teacher in Derendingen in 1920 . In 1922 he married Klara Vorbrodt, with whom he had three children: Gerhard (1924), Annette (1927) and Hanni (1930). In 1927 he switched to Olten as a teacher , where he taught until his election to the government council of the canton of Solothurn in 1949. In 1963 he died as a result of a traffic accident in Chur .

From 1949 to 1963, Klaus was an ex officio member of the Solothurn Library Commission as cantonal finance director. As finance director, but also as a patron and book lover, he supported the new building of the Solothurn Central Library on the area of the Zetter-Palais.

Political career

1929–1949 Cantonal Councilor (President 1941), 1941–1949 President of the State Economic Commission, 1937–1956 President of the cantonal SP. 1949–1963 Solothurn government councilor (finance department). From December 6, 1943 until his death in 1963, he represented the Canton of Solothurn in the Council of States .

literature

Hans Brunner (Ed.): Gottfried Klaus , in the Solothurn Classics series , Knapp Verlag, Olten 2012.
Jean-Maurice Lätt: Klaus, Gottfried. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Dr. Hans Sigrist: 34th report from the Solothurn Central Library on 1963 . Solothurn 1964, p. 3, 17 .

personal data
SURNAME	Klaus, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician (SP)
DATE OF BIRTH	November 25, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Biel , Canton of Bern , Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH	August 6, 1963
Place of death	Chur , Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland

[1] Dr. Hans Sigrist: 34th report from the Solothurn Central Library on 1963 . Solothurn 1964, p. 3, 17 .