Johann Joseph Keel (15 March 1837 – 12 August 1902) was a Swiss politician who served on the
National Council (Switzerland) from 1875 to 1902, as well as its president during the legislative period of 1896/97, for the Catholic-Conservative party (which later merged with the
Christian Democratic People's Party). He previously served as member of the
Cantonal Council of St. Gallen
The Cantonal Council of St. Gallen (German: ''St. Galler Kantonsrat'') is the legislature of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. St. Gallen has a unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of l ...
from 1867 to 1870 as well as serving concurrently as governing councilor of St. Gallen between 1870 and 1902 (his death). Keel was a great-great-grandfather of
Simonetta Sommaruga
Simonetta Myriam Sommaruga (born 14 May 1960) is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2010. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), she was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2015 and 202 ...
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1837 births
1902 deaths
People from St. Gallen (city)
Swiss Roman Catholics
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
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