Jakob Mosimann

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Jakob Mosimann (born March 7, 1880 in Birsfelden , † February 20, 1967 in Basel , reformed , resident in Niederdorf ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ) and trade unionist .

Life

Jakob Mosimann was born on March 7, 1880 in Birsfelden as the son of railway worker Jakob Mosimann senior and Anna Marie née Müller. After completing an apprenticeship as a book printer , Mosimann completed further training as a book printing machine master. Subsequently he worked as a printer in Basel. To this end, he worked as a trade unionist at Typographia from 1898, from 1911 as a member of the Birsfelden workers' association and from 1913 as a member of the cantonal board of the SP Baselland , which he repeatedly presided over . From 1917 to 1925 he was a councilor in Birsfelden.

In 1926, Jakob Mosimann was the first social democrat to be elected to the government council of the canton of Basel-Landschaft , of which he was a member until 1947. There he was in charge of the building and police department until 1932, then the building department and the medical services. During his tenure, Mosimann was involved in the construction of the Birsfelden power plant and the Birsfeld port facilities.

In addition, Jakob Mosimann, who opposed naturopathic medicine , participated in the Community Aid Act, the Poor Welfare Act, the Home Work Act and the revision of the Building Act of 1941. He was also represented on the bank council of the Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank from 1923 to 1925 . Until 1962 he was a member of the board of directors at Elektra Birseck (EBM) .

Jakob Mosimann married Wilhelmine, the daughter of Emil Sutter, in 1908. He died on February 20, 1967, two weeks before he would turn 87 in Basel.

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SURNAME Mosimann, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politicians (SP) and trade unionists
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Birsfelden
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1967
Place of death Basel