Leon Schlumpf (3 February 1925 – 7 July 2012) was a

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and a former member of the

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(1979–1987). Schlumpf was born in

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. He was elected to the Federal Council on 5 December 1979 as a member of 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 ...

(SVP) from the Canton of Graubünden (Grisons). He subsequently handed over office on 31 December 1987. During his time in office, he held the Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy and was

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in 1984. Schlumpf died on 7 July 2012 in Chur, aged 87. He was the father of

Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 16 March 1956) is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2008 to 2015. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) until 2008, she has since then been a member of the ...

, member of the cantonal government of Graubünden (Grisons), who was herself elected to the Federal Council on 12 December 2007.

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* * 1925 births 2012 deaths People from Imboden District Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Swiss People's Party politicians Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) People from Chur {{Switzerland-politician-stub