Friedrich Traugott Wahlen (10 April 1899, in Mirchel,

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– 7 November 1985, in

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) was a

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. During the

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, he was responsible of the Swiss programme to reduce food imports and increase agricultural production, which consisted mainly in extending the cultivation area, and reducing meat production in favour of cereals production. The programme was called after his name, as ''Wahlen Plan''. He then served as Deputy Director-General of the

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for the UN from July 1958 to January 1959. He was elected to the

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on 11 December 1958 and handed over office on 31 December 1965. He was affiliated to the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI), now the

Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a nati ...

. During his time in office he held the following departments: * Department of Justice and Police (1959) * Department of Economic Affairs (1960) * Political Department (1961) * Department of Economic Affairs (1961) * Political Department (1962–1965) He was President of the Confederation in 1961.

Honours

Empire of Iran The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...

: Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14/10/1971).Badraie

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* * * 1899 births 1985 deaths People from Bern-Mittelland District Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents politicians Swiss People's Party politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) ETH Zurich alumni Foreign ministers of Switzerland Albert Einstein Medal recipients ETH Zurich faculty {{Switzerland-politician-stub