Urs Dietschi

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Urs Dietschi in 1963 in Stuttgart

Urs Dietschi (born November 18, 1901 in Olten ; † July 29, 1982 in Solothurn ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

Life and political career

Dietschi grew up in Olten as the son of the mayor Hugo Dietschi . Family tradition and careful training laid the foundation for a humanistic attitude and cultural and social openness. He completed his law studies in Heidelberg, Berlin and Bern with a doctorate.

In 1929 Dietschi co-founded the Young Liberal Movement, a movement that wanted to renew liberalism in the spirit of the freedom-loving 19th century. From 1941 to 1945 he was their country chairman. He advocated the idea of ​​a “new federation” that would unite the three estates of the bourgeoisie, workers and peasantry, but also the linguistic and cultural regions of Switzerland. Since 1933 the young liberal movement has called for a total revision of the federal constitution; In 1934, however, the competing "Tatgemeinschaft", a collection of frontists and the youth party of the Catholic Conservatives launched a popular initiative for a total revision (see Fronts Initiative ). This group represented corporate demands. The young liberal movement set itself apart from it; she called for greater consideration of the associations and an "economic council". Wife Emmy Dietschi says: “What was annoying for economic freedom was that the young liberals were not so absolutely business-friendly, much more socially minded.”… “Of course, Hermann Obrecht or Ernst Dübi didn't appreciate that at all… They would have loved to have the young liberals Not had. ”Von Roll and Employer Director Ernst Dübi on the other hand:“ Elasticity and elongation have become important characteristics ”. The historian Walter Wolf writes on this subject: "The young liberals at times believed that liberalism was outdated".

From December 6, 1943 to December 6, 1959 Dietschi was National Councilor for the Canton of Solothurn . Even after his election to the Solothurn government council in 1937, Dietschi remained loyal to the young liberals. He was their president during the war years.

After the war Dietschi switched to the mother party, the FDP , and politicized liberally. His social and cultural commitment and his differentiated politics were often not understood by the economically oriented wing of his party. He advocated the demand for women's suffrage at an early stage, with a soothing postulate from the National Council: "... I am for and against at the same time ... Burdens would also be placed on women, from which they could suffer as a sensitive being ..." He pleaded that Women are allowed to sit in extra-parliamentary commissions. In particular as President of the Federal Commission for Nature Conservation and Heritage Protection from 1952 to 1971, he successfully campaigned for issues relating to nature and heritage protection . As an enlightened Christian Catholic, he was committed to denominational tolerance; so he was involved in the restoration of the Mariastein monastery .

His estate was handed over to the Solothurn Central Library by his wife in the 1990s and completely cataloged by Ruedi Graf in the 00s. The estate is an important source for the history of the canton of Solothurn in the 20th century and the history of the young liberal movement.

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  • R. Graf: A very personal story. Conversations with Emmy Dietschi about her life with Government Councilor Urs Dietschi. Central Library, Solothurn 2005, ISBN 978-3-033-00321-7 (Publications of the Central Library Solothurn; 29).
  • R. Graf: The Dietschi estate - a probe on Swiss history between 1930 and 1965. In: Year book for Solothurn history. 77, Solothurn 2004, doi : 10.5169 / seals-325232
  • R. Graf: Central Library Solothurn: Estate [directory] Dr. Urs Dietschi (1901-1982), Solothurn Government Councilor and National Councilor, in the Solothurn Central Library. pdf
  • U. Dietschi: Pottery lecture “Solothurn Spirit”.
  • K. Humbel: The peace agreement in the machine industry.
  • W. Wolf: Fascism in Switzerland, 1930 to 45
  • KH Flatt: Councilor Urs Dietschi (1901-1982) in memory. pdf

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ruedi Graf: The Dietschi estate - a probe on Swiss history between 1930 and 1965 . In: Yearbook for Solothurn History . tape 77 , 2004, pp. 188 .
  2. ^ Ruedi Graf: The Dietschi estate - a probe on Swiss history between 1930 and 1965 . In: Yearbook for Solothurn History . tape 77 , 2004, pp. 191 .
  3. ^ Ruedi Graf: Emmy Dietschi - A very personal story , 2005, p. 25
  4. ^ Ernst Dübi at the general assembly of the ASM, Employers' Association of Swiss Machine Manufacturers (today Swissmem ) on September 28, 1941, lecture "Considerations on the situation of our country"; in: Kurt Humbel: The Peace Agreement in the Machine Industry, Documents on Contract Policy 1899 to 1987 , 1987
  5. ↑ Walter Wolf: Fascism in Switzerland 1930 to 1945 , 1969
  6. ↑ Short biography on parlament.ch. Retrieved October 10, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Dietschi, Urs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician (FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Olten
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1982
Place of death Solothurn