Hermann Lindt

Hermann Lindt
9th Mayor of Bern
In office 1920 – 21 October 1937
Preceded by	Gustav Müller
Succeeded by	Ernst Bärtschi
Member of the Council of Bern
In office 1904–1909
Grand Council of the Canton of Bern
In office 1909–1918
Grand Council of the Canton of Bern
In office 1922–1937
Personal details
Born	(1872-02-09)9 February 1872 Bern, Switzerland
Died	21 October 1937(1937-10-21) (aged 65) Bern, Switzerland
Political party	Conservative (former) People's Party
Spouse	Sophie Diestel ​ (m. 1920)​

Otto Hermann Lindt (9 February 1872, in Bern – 21 October 1937, in Bern) was a Swiss politician who served as the ninth mayor of Bern.

Personal life

Hermann Lindt studied law in Bern. He married Sophie Diestel in 1920.

Political career

He worked as a lawyer in Bern from 1897 to 1920. In 1904 he was chosen member of the Council of Bern for the Conservative Party, he held this office until 1909. In that same year, he became alderman of Urban Construction (Baudirektor) and since 1920 alderman of Public Works (Tiefbaudirektor). He sat from 1909 to 1918 for the Conservative Party, and from 1922 to 1937 for the Party of Farmers, workers and shopkeepers (BGB, forerunner of today's Swiss People's Party) in the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern.

Hermann Lindt was chosen in 1920 as the successor to Mayor Gustav Müller of Bern. He died in office on 21 October 1937. Besides his work as a politician Hermann Lindt was also vice president and later chairman of the board of directors of the Bern Hypothekarkasse.