Emil Welti
Emil Welti (23 April 1825, Bad Zurzach, Aargau – 24 February 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1866-1891).
He was elected to the Federal Council on 8 December 1866 and handed over office on 31 December 1891. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. His son was marriaged by Escher's daughter Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the Gottfried Keller Stiftung.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Military Department (1867 - 1868)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1869)
- Military Department (1870 - 1871)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1872)
- Military Department (1873 - 1875)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1876)
- Department of Posts and Telegraph (1877 - 1878)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1879)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1880)
- Department of Justice and Police (1881)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1882 - 1883)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1884)
- Department of Posts and Railways (1885 - 1891)
He was President of the Confederation six times in 1869, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884 and 1891.
External links
- Profile of Emil Welti with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Heinrich Staehelin: Emil Welti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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