Walter Buser

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Walter Buser (1986)

Walter Emil Buser-Vuille (born April 14, 1926 in Lausen ; † August 17, 2019 ; entitled to live in Bättwil and Lausen (honorary citizen)) was a Swiss legal scholar and civil servant . From 1981 to 1991 he was Federal Chancellor of the Swiss Confederation and the first member of the SP in this office.

Life

Walter Buser, son of a farmer, grew up on a farm in Lausen. After graduating from the humanistic grammar school in Basel , he studied law and economics at the University of Basel and the University of Bern . In 1958 he received his doctorate in Bern with a thesis on legal history . Buser had been a legal advisor and editor for social democratic newspapers since 1950. From 1956 to 1962 he was editor-in-chief of the “Social Democratic Bundeshauskorrespondenz”.

Buser joined the federal administration in 1965 and was head of the legal and information service of the Federal Department of Home Affairs for three years . The Federal Council elected him Vice Chancellor in 1968; In this function he was responsible for legal services and information for the entire federal administration. In 1973 he was made an honorary lecturer at the University of Basel; 1977-1992 he was an associate professor at the University of Basel and Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, where he in particular, the Administrative Law taught the federal government.

After the resignation of Federal Chancellor Karl Huber ( CVP ), there was a campaign election for his successor in the Federal Assembly in 1981 . Buser prevailed against Joseph Voyame (CVP) and Hans-Ulrich Ernst ( SVP ). This made him the first social democratic chancellor. Buser adapted the office to the changed information needs by introducing regular press conferences and expanding the Federal Chancellery into a staff unit of the Federal Council. In addition, electronic data processing found its way into the federal administration during his tenure . When he reached retirement age, he resigned in 1991. He was followed by François Couchepin ( FDP ).

In 1983, after the unexpected death of Federal Councilor Willi Ritschard , Buser was considered a possible successor, but turned down a candidacy.

Buser had two daughters with his longtime wife, who died in 2001. For the last few years he has lived with his new life partner in a retirement home in Ittigen near Bern. He died after a brief illness at the age of 93.

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  1. ↑ Former Swiss Chancellor Walter Buser has died , Tages-Anzeiger online, August 21, 2019, accessed on August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Obituary Walter-Buser , NZZ, accessed on August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ François Kohler: Joseph Voyame. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  4. ↑ A tour through the history of the Federal Chancellery , website of the Federal Chancellery, accessed on August 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ Urs Marti: A life for the Federal Palace. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of August 21, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Buser, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buser, Walter Emil (full name); Buser-Vuille, Walter Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss legal scholar and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Louse
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 2019