Markus Feldmann (21 May 1897, in

Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thoune) ...

Canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

– 3 November 1958, in

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

) was a Swiss

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

, member of the

Swiss Federal Council The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, Cussegl federal) is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and governme ...

(1951–1958). He was elected to the Federal Council on 13 December 1951 and died in office on 3 November 1958. He was affiliated to the

Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents french: Parti des paysans, artisans et indépendants it, Partito dei Contadini, Commercianti e Indipendenti , logo = , leader1_title = Leaders , leader1_name = Rudolf Minger Rudolf Gnägi , foundation = , dissolution = , merged = Swiss P ...

(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 office time he held the

Department of Justice and Police The Federal Department of Justice and Police (german: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement, french: Département fédéral de justice et police, it, Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia, rm, ) is one of the seven Ministry ...

and was

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in 1956. Feldmann is buried in the

Schosshalden cemetery The Schosshalden cemetery (in German: Schosshaldenfriedhof) is a cemetery at Ostermundigenstrasse 116 in Bern. Overview It lies on the border to the Ostermundigen municipality, has been opened in 1877 as a replacement for the rose garden an ...

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* * 1897 births 1958 deaths People from Thun Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents politicians Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Members of the National Council (Switzerland) University of Bern alumni {{Switzerland-politician-stub