Simeon Bavier (16 September 1825 – 27 January 1896) was a
Swiss
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politician, member of the
Swiss Federal Council
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(1878-1883).
He was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council
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on 10 December 1878 and resigned on 5 January 1883. He was affiliated with the
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
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. During his time in office he held the following departments:
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Department of Finance (1879)
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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 ...
(1880 - 1881)
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Political Department (1882) as
President of the Confederation
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He was
President of the Confederation
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in 1882.
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1825 births
1896 deaths
People from Chur
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Foreign ministers of Switzerland
Finance ministers of Switzerland
Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland)
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
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