Johann Ulrich Gfeller

Johann Ulrich Gfeller (born October 19, 1810 in Signau ; † December 1, 1871 there ) was a Swiss politician . From 1851 to 1866 he was a member of the National Council.

biography

Gfeller was the son of a shopkeeper and worked as a merchant after leaving school . In 1839 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern , initially for seven years. He also served as mayor of Signau until 1845 as the official conductor. In 1846 he sat on the Constitutional Council . In 1847 the cantonal government appointed him governor of the Signau district . Although Gfeller was a radical liberal , the new conservative cantonal government wanted him to be re-elected in 1851 because of his moderate attitude. He refused the election and then worked again as a businessman.

In 1850 Gfeller moved back into the Grand Council and was a member of it until his death. In 1854 he was one of the initiators of the “Fusion”: with this coalition government of conservatives and radicals, the political blockade in the canton of Bern was to be overcome. Gfeller ran for the National Council elections in 1851 and was elected in the Emmental constituency. Together with Karl Karrer he was one of the leaders of the Emmental Radicals, and in the National Council he mainly represented regional interests (especially in railway construction). In 1866 he resigned.

Web links

• Christoph Zürcher: Gfeller, Johann Ulrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .