Martin Bundi

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Martin Bundi (1994)

Martin Bundi (born October 19, 1932 in Sagogn , legal resident in Sagogn; † January 1, 2020 in Chur ) was a Swiss politician ( SP ) and historian.

education and profession

Bundi graduated from Chur in 1952 and initially worked as a primary school teacher. While working, he obtained a secondary school teacher certificate and began to study history. In 1963 he received his doctorate from the University of Zurich . From 1965 to 1997 he was the main history teacher at the teachers' college in Chur and from 1966 to 1976 its deputy director.

Political career

His first political office was from 1972 to 1975 in the municipal council of Chur. On December 1, 1975 he was elected to the National Council for the canton of Graubünden . There he sat on several commissions and was President of the Science and Research Commission (1980–1981), the Military Commission (1984–1985), the Foreign Affairs Commission (1990–1991) and the OSCE Parliamentary Group (1993–1995).

In the National Council, Bundi successfully campaigned for the promotion of the Romansh language and a corresponding revision of the federal constitution . In 1985, for example, with a motion, he initiated a revision of the so-called language article for the promotion of strongly endangered national languages .

From December 2, 1985 to December 1, 1986, Martin Bundi was President of the National Council . After several re-elections, he did not stand again in 1995 and left the grand chamber on December 3, 1995.

further activities

As president of Renania (Rhaeto-Romanic language association of the reformed Surselva ) from 1965 to 1971, the Pro Senectute Graubünden (1983–1989) and the Federal National Park Commission (1991–2000), Bundi was culturally and socially active. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Forum Helveticum and the board of the Swiss Helsinki Association .

After doing numerous research on the history of the canton of Graubünden and the neighboring countries, he was editor of the Lexicon istoric retic (LIR) from 1988 to 1991 . In 2013 he was honored with the culture award of the Canton of Graubünden for his life's work.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Graubünden ex-SP National Councilor Martin Bundi died at the age of 87. In: NZZ.ch . January 3, 2020, accessed January 3, 2020 .
  2. ^ In memoriam Martin Bundi (1932-2020). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 2, 2020, accessed March 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bundi, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (SP)
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Sagogn
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2020
Place of death Chur