Rudolf Gnägi

Rudolf Gnägi (born August 3, 1917 in Schwadernau , Canton Bern , † April 20, 1985 in Spiegel near Bern , entitled to live in Schwadernau) was a Swiss politician ( BGB / SVP ). As a Federal Councilor , he was Minister of Transport and Defense and held the office of Federal President twice . Gnägi was married to Verena von Allmen.

Political career

Federal Councilor Rudolf Gnägi in 1979 during a speech in the National Council

From 1952 to 1965 Gnägi was a member of the Bern government (executive branch of the canton ) and from 1953 he was also the Bern National Councilor in the Swiss parliament .

He was elected to the Federal Council on December 8, 1965 ; he took office on January 1, 1966. On December 31, 1979, he resigned.

During his tenure he headed the following departments:

1966–1968: Department of Transport and Energy
1968–1979: Military Department

He was Federal President in 1971 and 1976.

Election results in the Federal Assembly

1965: Election to the Federal Council with 176 votes (absolute majority: 108 votes)
1967: Re-election as Federal Council with 152 votes (absolute majority: 88 votes)
1969: Elected Vice President of the Federal Council with 166 votes (absolute majority: 93 votes)
1970: Election to the Federal President with 180 votes (absolute majority: 102 votes)
1971: Re-election as Federal Council with 178 votes (absolute majority: 104 votes)
1974: Election of Vice President of the Federal Council with 197 votes (absolute majority: 105 votes)
1975: Re-election as Federal Council with 189 votes (absolute majority: 110 votes)
1975: Election to the Federal President with 180 votes (absolute majority: 104 votes)

Others

From his tenure as head of the military department came the introduction of the jersey shirt 75, the so-called Gnägi , an olive green, light turtleneck sweater for the troops. Shortly before his resignation, the Bachmann / Schilling affair occurred when an overly eager Swiss man was arrested while watching a military maneuver in Austria. The youth writer Elisabeth Müller was one of his friends . He was a member of the Concordia fraternity and Vice President of the Men Concordia (1951-1952).

literature

Rudolf Gnägi in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

Commons : Rudolf Gnägi - collection of images, videos and audio files

Rudolf Gnägi in the Dodis databaseof diplomatic documents in Switzerland
Peter Stettler: Gnägi, Rudolf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Website of the Swiss Federal Administration about former Federal Councilor Gnägi ( memento from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Friedrich Traugott elections	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1966–1979	Leon Smurf

personal data
SURNAME	Gnägi, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 3, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schwadernau
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1985
Place of death	Mirror BE