Martin Bundi (19 October 1932 – 1 January 2020) was a Swiss historian and politician. He was a member of the

Swiss National Council The National Council (german: Nationalrat; french: Conseil national; it, Consiglio nazionale; rm, Cussegl naziunal) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the upper house being the Council of States. With 200 seats, the ...

from 1975 to 1995 and was the chamber’s

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in 1985 and 1986. He was a native of the

Canton of Grisons The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include: *german: (Kanton) Graubünden ; * Romansh: ** rm, label=Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun ** rm, label= Surmiran, (Can ...

and a longtime member of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...

. Prior to his political career, he was a teacher who conducted research of the history of Grisons and the

Rhaetian Alps The Rhaetian Alps ( it, Alpi Retiche; german: Rätische Alpen) are a mountain range of the Eastern Alps. The SOIUSA classification system divides them into the Western and Eastern Rhaetian Alps, while the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern A ...

. He was also active in the preservation of the

Rhaeto-Romance language Rhaeto-Romance, Rheto-Romance, or Rhaetian, is a purported subfamily of the Romance languages that is spoken in south-eastern Switzerland and north-eastern Italy. The name "Rhaeto-Romance" refers to the former Roman province of Raetia. The ques ...

Biography

Bundi was born in

Sagogn Sagogn (; german: Sagens) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. History Sagogn is first mentioned in 765 as ''Secanio''. Geography Sagogn has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.2% is used for agr ...

in the

on 19 October 1932. He earned a doctorate at the

University of Zürich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...

in 1963 and became a teacher at the Graubünden Teacher Training Collegein

Chur , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers , twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxe ...

. He became the deputy director of the college in 1967. In 1972, Bundi was elected to the municipal council of Chur where he served until 1975. In the 1975 Swiss federal election, Bundi was elected to the National Council. While on the council, he was on the committee for science and research, the military committee and the foreign policy committee. He was a supporter of the

Romansh language Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Gr ...

and worked to upgrade its status in the Swiss Federal Constitution. In 1991, Bundi became the President of the Federal National Park Commission and was the chairman of Renania, a society dedicated to

Rhaeto-Romance Rhaeto-Romance, Rheto-Romance, or Rhaetian, is a purported subfamily of the Romance languages that is spoken in south-eastern Switzerland and north-eastern Italy. The name "Rhaeto-Romance" refers to the former Roman province of Raetia. The questi ...

. Bundi was married with five children. He died on 1 January 2020 at the age of 87.

References

External links

Profile at Official Federal Assembly website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundi, Martin 1932 births 2020 deaths Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) Social Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians People from Chur