Robert Haab (8 August 1865 – 15 October 1939) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council on 13 December 1917 and handed over office on 31 December 1929. He was affiliated to the
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During his office time he held the
Department of Posts and Railways
The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, french: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'én ...
and was
President of the Confederation
The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the Confederation or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is the head of Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, the country's executive branch. Elected by ...
in 1922, winning by a slim majority of 163 to 154,
[Colby, Frank Moore (Ed.). (1922). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 687. Retrieved December 5, 2018.] and again 1929.
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1865 births
1939 deaths
People from Wädenswil
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
Ambassadors of Switzerland to Germany
Swiss military officers
University of Zurich alumni
University of Strasbourg alumni
Leipzig University alumni
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