Walther Allgöwer
Walther Allgöwer (born August 18, 1912 in St. Gallen , † April 15, 1980 in Basel ) was a Swiss politician .
Life
Allgöwer studied German , history and philosophy at the universities of Vienna , Göttingen and Basel and received his doctorate in 1937. In 1939 he married. Allgöwer had a leading role in the officers' union and in the Gotthard union .
Allgöwer worked as an instruction officer and as a journalist and editor for the Swiss Observer , from 1949 to 1956 for the National-Zeitung and from 1956 to 1977 for Wir Brückenbauer , of which he was also editor.
Walther Allgöwer was the brother of the surgeon Martin Allgöwer .
Political career
Allgöwer was a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the early 1950s . In 1954, due to differing views on military and socio-political issues, he moved to the State Ring of Independents (LdU). From 1954 to 1966 he was Grand Councilor in Basel-Stadt , 1960 to 1969 Constitutional Councilor of both Basels. In 1963 he became a member of the National Council and held this office until 1979. In 1980 he left the LdU.
Allgöwer campaigned for Switzerland to join the UN and the EC and against the creation of a professional army.
Second World War
Allgöwer was briefly a member of the Gotthard Association, but resigned after a short time due to differences with the majority there, which leaned towards corporatist tendencies in domestic politics , and together with Karl Barth , Walther Bringolf and others founded the more democratic-minded Action National Resistance . In addition, he was involved in the officers' union in the plan to overthrow the Federal Council and General Henri Guisan if they did not offer enough resistance to a possible invasion of Hitler's troops.
Publications (selection)
- National resistance (= writings of the Young Liberal Movement in Switzerland , No. 6). AZ-Presse publishing house, Aarau 1940.
- The economic integration of developing countries. "Im Grüene" foundation, Rüschlikon / Zurich 1961.
- Technology defeats war. Nest-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1959.
literature
- Allgöwer, Walther , in: Willy Keller (ed.): Swiss Biographical Archive , Volume 5. Zurich, 1955. p. 10.
Web links
- Monika Raulf: Allgöwer, Walter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Walther Allgöwer in the archive database of the Swiss Federal Archives
Individual proof
- ↑ Jakob Tanner : The events march quickly , in: A. Suter / M. Hettling: Structure and Event , 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allgöwer, Walther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1980 |
| Place of death | Basel |