Robert Haab

Robert Haab
Robert Haab
President of Switzerland
	In office; 1 January 1929 – 31 December 1929
Preceded by	Edmund Schulthess
Succeeded by	Jean-Marie Musy
	In office; 1 January 1922 – 31 December 1922
Preceded by	Edmund Schulthess
Succeeded by	Karl Scheurer
Swiss Federal Councillor
	In office; 13 December 1917 – 31 December 1929
Department	Posts and Railways
Preceded by	Ludwig Forrer
Succeeded by	Albert Meyer
Personal details
Born	8 August 1865
Died	15 August 1939 (aged 74)
Party	Free Democratic Party

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 Free Democratic Party.

During his office time he held the Department of Posts and Railways and was President of the Confederation in 1922, winning by a slim majority of 163 to 154,^[1] and again in 1929.

External links

Profile of Robert Haab with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
"Robert Haab" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Newspaper clippings about Robert Haab in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Citations

^ Colby, Frank Moore (Ed.). (1922). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 687. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

Preceded by

Ludwig Forrer

Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1917–1929

Succeeded by

Albert Meyer

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[1] Colby, Frank Moore (Ed.). (1922). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 687. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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1925–1949	Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Haab Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Pilet-Golaz Minger Meyer Motta Baumann Etter Pilet-Golaz Wetter Etter E. Celio Stampfli von Steiger Kobelt Etter E. Celio Nobs
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Robert Haab


President of Switzerland
In office 1 January 1929 – 31 December 1929
Preceded by	Edmund Schulthess
Succeeded by	Jean-Marie Musy
In office 1 January 1922 – 31 December 1922
Preceded by	Edmund Schulthess
Succeeded by	Karl Scheurer
Swiss Federal Councillor
In office 13 December 1917 – 31 December 1929
Department	Posts and Railways
Preceded by	Ludwig Forrer
Succeeded by	Albert Meyer

Personal details
Born	(1865-08-08)8 August 1865
Died	15 August 1939(1939-08-15) (aged 74)
Party	Free Democratic Party

Robert Haab

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