Friedrich Segessenmann (18 February 1897 – 20 February 1972) was a
Swiss
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trade union leader and politician.
Born in
Uttigen
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The union was founded in 1888 in Winterthur, to represent lithographers and ...]
(SLB). In 1934, he began working full-time for the union as its
Bern
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, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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district secretary, then in 1944, he became the union's central secretary.
In 1955, he additionally became president of the
International Graphical Federation.
Segessenmann was a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
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, and in 1936 he was elected as a city councillor in Bern. From 1938 until 1948, and again from 1954 to 1958, he was a member of the
Grand Council of Bern
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It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part ...
, and in 1946/47 he served on the
National Council. He retired from all his posts in 1958, due to poor health.
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1897 births
1972 deaths
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
People from Thun District
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Swiss trade unionists