Walther Bringolf
Walther Bringolf (1 August 1895 – 24 March 1981) was a former President of the National Council of Switzerland (1961/1962).[1] He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland[2] and was a long-time mayor of Schaffhausen (1933–1968).[3]
Communist activities
Bringolf sympathised with the Russian Revolution and attended the Second Congress of the Third International. Whilst there he attended the Kultintern conference and joined their Provisional International Bureau.
References
External links
- Walther Bringolf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Biography of Walther Bringolf on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
Preceded by Emil Duft | President of the National Council 1961/1962 | Succeeded by André Guinand |
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Presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
- 1888–1889: Alexander Reichel
- 1890–1891: Albert Steck
- 1892–1894: Eugen Wullschleger
- 1894–1896: Wilhelm Fürholz
- 1897: Karl Zgraggen
- 1898: Paul Brandt
- 1898–1901: Otto Lang
- 1901–1902: Joseph Albisser
- 1902–1908: Gottfried Reimann
- 1909–1910: Eduard Kessler
- 1911: Hans Näher
- 1912–1916: Fritz Studer
- 1916–1917: Emil Klöti
- 1918: Jakob Gschwend
- 1919: Gustav Müller
- 1919–1936: Ernst Reinhard
- 1937–1952: Hans Oprecht
- 1953–1962: Walther Bringolf
- 1962–1970: Fritz Grütter
- 1970–1974: Arthur Schmid
- 1974–1990: Helmut Hubacher
- 1990–1997: Peter Bodenmann
- 1997–2000: Ursula Koch
- 2000–2004: Christiane Brunner
- 2004–2008: Hans-Jürg Fehr
- 2008–2020: Christian Levrat
- 2020–present: Co-Presidents Mattea Meyer, Cédric Wermuth
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