Charles Oser (17 February 1902 in
Sion, Switzerland
, neighboring_municipalities= Ayent, Conthey, Grimisuat, Grône, Les Agettes, Nax, Nendaz, Saint-Léonard, Salins, Savièse, Vernamiège, Vex
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Sion (; german: Sitten ; it, Seduno; la, Sedunum) is a Swiss town, a mun ...
– 29 March 1994) was a Swiss politician from the
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP).
Though born in Sitten/Sion, Oser originated from a bourgeois
francophone family from
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
. He studied at
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
before pursuing legal studies at the Universities of Lausanne and
Bern, obtaining his doctorate in 1927.
He was employed at the Federal Chancellery and the Senate in 1928 as secretary-translator, later becoming Vice-Chancellor in 1944. In 1951, after the departure of Chancellor Oskar Leimgruber, he was elected Chancellor, defeating the Catholic-Conservative People's Party candidate,
Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
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Chief Justice Joseph Plattner. Oser did not employ a second francophone vice-chancellor while serving as Chancellor, fulfilling the duties himself.
During his mandate, he began the systematic collection of federal law, which was completed in 1974 under Chancellor
Karl Huber and has been sustained continuously. Oser resigned in 1967.
References
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Federal Chancellors of Switzerland
1902 births
1994 deaths
20th-century Swiss politicians
People from Sion, Switzerland