Werner Bircher
Werner Bircher (born July 30, 1928 in Bern ; † March 10, 2017 ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).
Bircher was an electrical engineer at the HTL and vice director of Chr. Gfeller AG in Bümpliz . From 1965 he was a member of the Bern City Council , which he presided over in 1973. In 1975 he became a member of the City Council of Bern and took over the financial management. From 1979 to 1992 he was mayor. During his term of office, the youth unrest of the eighties fell , including the occupation of the former riding school in 1981, its closure in 1982 and its re-occupation in 1987 as well as the construction of the tent and wagon village Zaffaraya in 1985 and its evacuation in 1987.
Individual evidence
- ^ Former Mayor Bircher passed away , Der Bund , March 13, 2017, accessed on March 13, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Former City Council Presidencies (ESRP) , City of Bern website, accessed on March 13, 2017.
- ↑ Bircher Werner (1928-). Document collection, holdings of the Swiss Economic Archives , catalog of IDS Basel Bern , accessed on March 13, 2017.
- ↑ Former Mayor Werner Bircher has passed away , Berner Zeitung , March 13, 2017, accessed on March 13, 2017.
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| SURNAME | Bircher, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (FDP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2017 |